Sturgeon’s husband affected?
Arrest in Scottish ruling party
04/05/2023, 1:10 p.m
Someone is arrested in the Scottish National Party. According to media reports, it is the person responsible for finances until recently. However, Peter Murrell is also the husband of ex-Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon. She had already announced her resignation in February.
Shortly after Nicola Sturgeon stepped down as Scottish Prime Minister, her husband was reportedly arrested. Scottish Police said a 58-year-old man had been arrested during an investigation into the finances of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and is now being questioned by investigators.
According to the British news agency PA and other media, it is said to be Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell. Until recently, he was responsible for the finances of the governing SNP, but ultimately had to resign from the important party office due to inconsistencies – including the number of members in the party. The party did not want to comment on the investigation, but announced that it would cooperate fully.
The arrest is also likely to fuel speculation about Sturgeon’s own reasons for stepping down. In February, she announced that she would be retiring from the leadership of the party and government for personal reasons after more than eight years. Her party colleague Humza Yousaf has been the new head of government in the northernmost part of Britain since the beginning of the week. After a turbulent election campaign, he wants to unite the party behind him.
The Scottish National Party works in government with the Scottish Greens and represents liberal-progressive politics. The most important goal, however, is to lead Scotland as an independent state out of the UK and back into the EU.