Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has publicly addressed the criminal charges faced by her husband, Peter Murrell, describing the situation as painful and incredibly difficult. Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), was recently charged in connection with the embezzlement of party funds. Speaking about the impact of the ongoing investigation, Sturgeon emphasized her commitment to letting the legal process run its course while acknowledging the personal toll the situation has taken.
- Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has spoken out regarding the ongoing legal issues involving her husband, Peter Murrell.
- Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has been charged in connection with the embezzlement of party funds.
- Sturgeon described the situation as incredibly difficult and painful, noting the significant personal impact of the investigation.
- She reiterated the importance of allowing the judicial system to conduct its processes without external interference.
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Take her straight to jail this is from a Scot’s man.
Why did she need two top of the line hair driers?
And everyone had a good laugh. I didn't see that massive camper van and if I had I would have thought it was the neighbours 😂
CRIMINALS !
LEFT-WING NATIONISM is a oxymoron to begin with 😂
Clown fest .
She should pay the money back on behalf of her husband political crocks
She has absolutely no credibility
It has been hiiiiiiigh-larious watching the 'indy'fans, so very full of chest-thumping, performative outrage……now, not wanting to talk about this CRIME that was committed by their own party. 😅
More lies
The only time she looked genuinely upset is when she said .. 'I loved that necklace.. ' That spoke volumes for me as to her true character. Very sad.
Guilty guilty guilty did she say to her husband were did that motor home come from ?= the British tax payers
Odd sort of interview. My conclusion is:
She lied and lied and LIED.
Charles ignored Andrew's child abuse, but provided £12m payoff to victim? Farage collects foreign millions, and media obsessed by man with mental health problems pilfering political funds, sums involved wouldn't cover Farage's beer money. A bit of perspective required.
She didn't notice the camper van owing to her tendency to be too hounourable.
😢😢😢😢 och no I’ve been caught Whats can I do? I know play the victim, it was clearly a lavender marriage and they both deserve each other, lying cheating individuals using the money of hard working folk to feather their own nests.
Surprised Karl Pilkington didn't fly in, shouting "BULLSHIT"
It's probably way Moore than that mentioned,this is only the tip of the iceberg,she is as guilty as he is,she is a horrible little grub ,who thinks she's above the law.
Herr nick is a good actress, she is lying through her teeth, a horrible person that flung her husband under the bus.
Did he Steal that Money to Pay for Nicola 's Beauty Treatments ?? If So He'd of Stole alot more Money than he's Admitting to No doubt ! About Hundred times more ! 😊😊😊😅😅😂
The police are watching every comment Nippy makes, knowing it’s just a matter of time before she trips up and ends up in pokey ! 😂
The sooner Scotland is free of England the better! 🏴🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪☘️
Another softball inetrview from the BBC. She's left wing so she should get off with fraud and embezzlement.
The interview was a car crash. First of all, she should have kept her head down till her husband was sentenced, out of respect for Scottish law. She didn’t.
Second, she only apologised for herself and not the SNP members who donated the money which was then misused to put it kindly. And third, she talked about the no comment thing as if it was some run of the mill legal procedure.
It isn’t. You do it with the guarantee that you’ll tell the full truth in a written statement in time. And that it will be for the police to decide whether to believe you or not.
She said before the interview that she would be able to publish that statement in full. Now in the interview, she said she would have to consult her lawyer. So did she or didn’t she?
This is relevant because many in the media are now implying that no comment is an admission of guilt (on her part) and being uncooperative towards the police when it plainly isn’t.
Sturgeon not being able to keep her mouth shut for a few more weeks till the sentencing has now not just put her in legal jeopardy but thousands of other people who have gone through that no comment thing for far less serious accusations. She’s opened up a can of worms.
Basically, she decided to do this interview on a whim and probably against legal advice and ended up talking nonsense. At best she sounded muddled and at worst she sounded shifty, or downright dodgy.
More importantly, she’s let Scotland down and her party. If she is truly trying to change her ways (as she’s loudly proclaiming she’s doing) then I suggest she keeps a low profile for the next few years and do good works for the community like John Profumo did.
And stop proclaiming that she’s a born again lesbian. It’s offensive to genuine lesbians (and anybody LGBT) and to people who have had it hard in their lives and who have actually had therapy.
She’s fallen from her perch and she needs to realise that and show some humility and actually change.
😮 UNBELIEVABLE !
She knew
She's away scuttling down to hideout in London shame on you nasty nicola what about independence for sccccotland… yer being a total hypocrite hen… good luck down in the big smoke 🚬 😶🌫️
Nearer to 800,000😑
Something's fishy about Sturgeon.
The question for Sturgeon is: folly or knavery?
She ignored Salmond's advice to keep the two leading positions in the SNP separate. Did she know about Murrell's actions and cover his tracks? (Knavery.) Did she remain blissfully unaware of party finances and Murrell's activities despite her positions as leader and husband? (Folly.)
"I didn't know". "I can't remember". "It wasn't me". Corruption and communism always run together.