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Sturgeon refuses to see husband after £400k embezzlement.

8/9/2026

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she will not speak to or visit husband Peter Murrell in prison.
Peter Murrell, Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive, pleaded guilty on May 25 to embezzling about £400,000, receiving a sentence of over five years.
He is serving his term at HMP Dumfries, roughly 67 miles from their Uddingston home.
The funds bought a Jaguar SUV, a VW Golf, cosmetics, iPads and Lalique grinders worth £2,618.

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she will not speak to or visit husband Peter Murrell in prison.
Peter Murrell, Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive, pleaded guilty on May 25 to embezzling about £400,000, receiving a sentence of over five years.
He is serving his term at HMP Dumfries, roughly 67 miles from their Uddingston home.
The funds bought a Jaguar SUV, a VW Golf, cosmetics, iPads and Lalique grinders worth £2,618.