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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, Peter Murrell, arrested in SNP funding inquiry

Nicola Sturgeon and her husband, the former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell.
Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell. The investigation was launched after complaints about the SNP’s handling of donations. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA Media

Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, was arrested by police investigating the Scottish National party’s finances in what the new leader, Humza Yousaf, described as “a difficult day” for the SNP.

Police Scotland said Murrell, the party’s former chief executive, had been “arrested as a suspect” and taken in for questioning “in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National party”.

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