Nicola Sturgeon’s ex and his £400,000 shopping spree
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🗓️ 3 June 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is The Guardian. |
| 0:08.8 | Today, Scotland's former First Minister, her ex-husband, |
| 0:13.2 | and a £400,000 criminal shopping spree. |
| 0:25.4 | Thank you. Spree. What does a robotic lawnmower, luxury pens, and a lot of instant coffee all have in common? |
| 0:33.3 | All on a long and bizarre list of items bought with embezzled SNP political donations by Nicholas Sturgeon's then-husband Peter Murrell. |
| 0:42.6 | The former chief executive of the SMP arrived quietly and early at court this morning, |
| 0:49.1 | clutching an overnight bag. A clue, a guilty plea was coming. |
| 0:56.1 | Love, Mr. Mar was coming. Have you seen, Mr. Murrell? Any regrets? |
| 1:04.8 | Last week, Murrell, who was the SMP's chief executive, pled guilty to stealing 400,000 pounds from the party. |
| 1:08.1 | This weekend, Sturgeon, who resigned as First Minister in 2023, finally broke her silence. |
| 1:15.7 | But as the person who shared his life, as his wife, did you really not notice anything? |
| 1:21.5 | I absolutely didn't know that he was committing crimes. |
| 1:25.2 | In a BBC interview, she denied knowing anything about what her husband was doing. |
| 1:29.1 | Are you angry with him? |
| 1:31.0 | Am I angry with him? |
| 1:33.1 | I don't even think that begins to cover it. |
| 1:35.8 | She said she had been betrayed and deceived. |
| 1:38.8 | He has put me into a position of real peril. |
| 1:43.7 | He has subjected me to public vilification, having the finger |
| 1:48.6 | of suspicion, pointed at me, you know, humiliation. And is paying the price for a crime she didn't commit. |
| 1:56.2 | She's had a very torrid and difficult week since the true extent of Peter Morrell's embezzlement became clear, |
| 2:03.7 | and also the extent to which the things that he's paid for by using stolen SNP money |
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