Key facts
- Nicola Sturgeon faces pressure to return items bought with SNP funds.
- Her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, admitted to embezzling over £400,000 from the SNP.
- The embezzlement occurred between August 2010 and October 2022.
- Sturgeon was recently interviewed by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg.
Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing increasing pressure to return any items purchased with Scottish National Party (SNP) funds by her estranged husband, Peter Murrell. Murrell has admitted to embezzling over £400,000 from the SNP between August 2010 and October 2022. The scandal has led to descriptions of Sturgeon as a 'broken woman' and follows her recent interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg. The ongoing situation casts a shadow over Sturgeon's legacy and the SNP's financial integrity.