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'Sexism is fuelling claims I knew about Peter Murrell's crimes', Nicola Sturgeon says

File photo of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon with her now-estranged husband Peter Murrell, who is currently in jail for embezzlement (Image: Newsquest)

NICOLA Sturgeon has said that “sexism and misogyny” are a big part of the reason that people have alleged that she knew about Peter Murrell’s criminal behaviour while it was ongoing.

Murrell, the former SNP chief executive and estranged husband of Sturgeon, was jailed in June after pleading guilty to embezzling £400,000 from the SNP over a 12-year period, from 2010 to 2022.

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