Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell have "decided to end" their marriage. In a social media post, Sturgeon said the pair had been separated for some time. Murrell was charged with embezzling SNP funds in April as part of a police investigation into the party's finances.

Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell have “decided to end” their marriage, she said in a post on social media. Last April Mr Murrell was charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the Scottish National Party.

Nicola Sturgeon has "an entitlement to a private life" following her separation from Peter Murrell, the First Minister has said. John Swinney described the end of the relationship between the former SNP leader and the party's ex-chief executive as a "very sad process".

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NICOLA Sturgeon has no new love interest and is still living with Peter Murrell despite their secret split “some time” ago, insiders insisted last night. The ex-First Minister was said to have

In a post on Instagram, Nicola Sturgeon said: "With a heavy heart, I am confirming that Peter and I have decided to end our marriage."

Nicola Sturgeon, former first minister of Scotland, has announced she will end her 15-year marriage to former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell

NICOLA Sturgeon has said she has been left with a “heavy heart” after confirming her shock split from ex-SNP chief exec husband Peter Murrell. The former First Minister sent shockwaves

Scotland's former leader Nicola Sturgeon announced on Monday she and her husband Peter Murrell had decided to end their marriage, almost two years after they were both questioned as part of a police probe into the fate of party funds.

Nicola Sturgeon has announced that her marriage to Peter Murrell is ending - with the investigation into the SNP's finances still ongoing. The pair had been central to the party's fortunes for a long period of time. Sturgeon was party leader and first minister for eight years, with Murrell chief executive for more than two decades.

Nicola Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell have "decided to end" their marriage, she said in a post on social media. In a post on Instagram, the former first minister of Scotland said: "With a heavy heart I am confirming that Peter and I have decided to end our marriage.