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I feel I am serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit, Nicola Sturgeon says

NICOLA Sturgeon said she is not responsible for the crimes her estranged husband, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, committed after he…

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon moves to London - as she defends record following estranged husband's conviction

The former Scottish First Minister said she feels like she is ‘serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit’

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon: I will not apologise for my estranged husband’s crimes

Sturgeon, who has insisted she knew nothing of her estranged husband Peter Murrell’s crimes, said she feels she is ‘serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit’

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Nicola Sturgeon: ‘I feel I am serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit’

Her estranged husband admitted embezzling money from the SNP between 2010 and 2022.

Evening Standard

Ian Blackford offers Plaid Cymru 'wise counsel' in transition to government

PLAID Cymru have done the hard part, now they’re onto the even harder part.

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney insists voters have 'strong confidence' in SNP after Murrell scandal

JOHN Swinney has insisted voters have “strong confidence” in the SNP following former chief executive Peter Murrell’s admission that he…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland has ‘trust’ in SNP, insists Swinney after Murrell embezzlement plea

Peter Murrell is set to be sentenced in June, the same month the SNP faces by-election contests in Aberdeen South and in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.

Evening Standard

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John Swinney steps up calls to end ‘Westminster rip-off’ over energy

JOHN Swinney has stepped up his calls for Holyrood to be given control over energy, insisting it is the only way to end the current “Westminster…

The National (Scotland)

Swinney steps up calls to end ‘Westminster rip-off’ over energy

The SNP leader is campaigning in Aberdeen on Saturday ahead of the Aberdeen South by-election on June 18.

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon fires back at critics after SNP embezzlement scandal

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The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon: ‘I should not be held responsible for the wrongdoing of men’

Ex-SNP leader says she has appeared on more front pages than her husband this week, adding it is not right

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon denies silencing SNP figures who raised doubts over finances

Sturgeon accused critics of saying things about her that were ‘not true’

The Independent UK

Sturgeon: I didn’t shut down people raising concerns about SNP finances

Scotland’s former first minister said critics were saying things about her that were ‘not true’.

Evening Standard

House of Commons issues statement amid fears Peter Murrell 'embezzled public money'

DID Peter Murrell embezzle public money?

The National (Scotland)

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SNP officials 'did not do party account jobs properly', Nicola Sturgeon says

NICOLA Sturgeon has insisted that she did not shut down scrutiny of SNP accounts while party leader, saying the suggestion no one had looked at them…

The National (Scotland)

SNP offer Keir Starmer 'opportunity to learn by shadowing John Swinney'

KEIR Starmer has been offered the “opportunity to shadow First Minister John Swinney”, which the SNP said would give the Prime Minister to…

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon hits out at Scottish media over coverage of Peter Murrell's crimes

NICOLA Sturgeon has hit out at Scotland’s newspapers over their coverage of Peter Murrell’s embezzlement from the SNP, saying it is not…

The National (Scotland)

Inside Bute House during a crazy week for the SNP

COMING into the third week since Scotland elected a new parliament, we were hoping business would finally return to some sort of normality, but it…

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The Conversation

The Scottish electoral system has delivered its most disproportional result yet

In the event, the SNP did not win the overall majority First Minister John Swinney sought in the 2026 Scottish election. However, between them the SNP and the Greens won 73 seats, 57% of all MSPs. It is the largest ever contingent of pro-independence MSPs at Holyrood.

The National (Scotland)

Westminster committee to consider Peter Murrell embezzlement inquiry

A WESTMINSTER committee is to consider opening an inquiry after Peter Murrell embezzled more than £400,000 from the SNP after MPs urged for…

The Conversation

Peter Murrell embezzled SNP donations – why do so many voters stay loyal to the party?

When historians of Scottish politics come to consider May 2026, two dates will stand out. On May 7, the SNP won almost half of the seats in the Scottish parliamentary election. If its minority administration makes it through the term, the party will have effectively been the government at Holyrood…

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Is it pedantic to point out Trump is ‘ending’ a war he started?

Plus, Nicola Sturgeon’s marital relations, the hell of burnout, Tony Blair’s saviour complex and Spurs

Evening Standard

MPs urged to examine ‘systemic failings Murrell exploited’ to embezzle £400,000

The ex-husband of Nicola Sturgeon this week admitted stealing £400,310.65 from the SNP between 2010 and 2022.

The Guardian - UK

We know what former SNP chief Peter Murrell bought with £400,000 of embezzled funds. What I’d like to know is why

His guilty plea means motive will for ever be a mystery. It just proves that the world can look as hard as it likes at someone’s marriage and never know what’s going on, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The National (Scotland)

GB Energy 'splashes' millions in taxpayer cash to be 'told how to do its job'

GB Energy is handing out millions in taxpayer cash to private consultancy firms to tell it 'how to do its job', The National can reveal

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