Scotland’s Sturgeon arrested
FT News Briefing
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🗓️ 12 June 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
The former first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, was arrested on Sunday, Boris Johnson’s exit from UK parliament will have consequences for the Conservative Party. Plus, former US president Donald Trump’s most recent indictment could have implications on his 2024 run for president.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Nicola Sturgeon arrested in probe into SNP finances
Johnson quits parliament in protest at MPs’ ‘kangaroo court’
Trump indictment’s sharp details seen as ‘daunting for the defence’
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| 0:30.1 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:31.6 | Today is Monday, June 12. |
| 0:33.4 | And this is your FT News briefing. |
| 0:39.0 | We've got a whole show about former heads of state and the trouble they've got themselves in. |
| 0:44.6 | First, Scotland's former first minister, Nikola Sturgeon, has been arrested. |
| 0:48.6 | And then a look at why former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson quit parliament. |
| 0:53.6 | Plus federal prosecutors in the US charge Donald Trump with 37 criminal counts in a classified documents case. |
| 1:00.4 | We'll talk about what it might mean as he runs for president again. |
| 1:03.9 | I'm Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:14.9 | Police arrested the former head of the Scottish National Party yesterday. |
| 1:19.0 | Nikola Sturgeon stepped down his first minister in February and she was taken into custody on Sunday as part of a wider investigation into the S&P's finances. |
| 1:28.0 | She was questioned and released without charges. |
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