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The Independent UK
National
Katrine Bussey

Peter Murrell was part of husband and wife team in charge of the SNP

For almost a decade Peter Murrell and Nicola Sturgeon have been the husband and wife team in charge of the SNP.

But now Ms Sturgeon, who became both SNP leader and Scottish First Minister in 2014, is quitting those roles, while the contest to replace her has divided the party and seen her husband dramatically resign.

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