They had been married for 20 years, yet the former SNP leader apparently didn’t notice when he splurged over £400k of party funds on non-essential items, which ranged from a motorhome to Mont Blanc pens. As her ex-husband is jailed, what does all this tell us about the state of their union, asks Flic Everett

The 61-year-old, who was SNP chief executive for 22 years, is behind bars after admitting his guilt at the High Court in Edinburgh this morning.

The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling more than 400,000 pounds ($746,000 Cdn) from the Scottish National Party to…

Peter Murrell, the SNP's former chief executive, admitted to using party funds to splash out luxury goods, including a £124,000 motorhome, watches, fountain pens and cars

Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-partner Peter Murrell admitted taking over US$540,000 from the Scottish National Party to fund a lavish lifestyle.

LONDON (AP) — The estranged husband of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pleaded guilty on Monday to embezzling more than 400,000 pounds ($540,000) from the Scottish…

The former Scottish first minister and SNP leader was urged to provide 'transparency and accountability' over the 'absolutely shocking' case.

Peter Murrell’s £400,000 spending spree is the biggest, and certainly the most entertaining, political scandal to hit Scotland in years.

They had been married for 20 years, yet the former SNP leader apparently didn’t notice when he splurged over £400k of party funds on non-essential items, which ranged from a…

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His guilty plea means motive will for ever be a mystery. It just proves that the world can look as hard as it likes at someone’s marriage and never know what’s going on, says…

Nicola Sturgeon has said her estranged husband Peter Murrell put her in 'considerable peril' by embezzling over £400,000 from SNP accounts.

Scotland’s former first minister says she did not notice luxury items turning up at her marital home or money disappearing from her party’s funds. Sean O’Grady explains why voters…