Nicola Sturgeon announced she is separating from husband Peter Murrell earlier this week. First Minister John Swinney says the public should respect Nicola Sturgeon’s privacy after she announced she is separating from her husband. On Monday the former first minister posted on Instagram to announce she and husband Peter Murrell are to divorce.

Nicola Sturgeon has "an entitlement to a private life" following her separation from Peter Murrell, the First Minister has said. John Swinney described the end of the relationship between the former SNP leader and the party's ex-chief executive as a "very sad process".

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell have "decided to end" their marriage. In a social media post, Sturgeon said the pair had been separated for some time. Murrell was charged with embezzling SNP funds in April as part of a police investigation into the party's finances.

Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell have “decided to end” their marriage, she said in a post on social media. Last April Mr Murrell was charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the Scottish National Party.

NICOLA Sturgeon has no new love interest and is still living with Peter Murrell despite their secret split “some time” ago, insiders insisted last night. The ex-First Minister was said to have

For years, Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell were the SNP's power couple. He was the backroom organiser credited with helping transform the party into an election-winning machine. She was the politician who,

Nicola Sturgeon, former first minister of Scotland, has announced she will end her 15-year marriage to former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell

The former Scottish first minister had been married to Mr Murrell, the former chief executive of the SNP, since 2010.

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Nicola Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell have "decided to end" their marriage, she said in a post on social media. In a post on Instagram, the former first minister of Scotland said: "With a heavy heart I am confirming that Peter and I have decided to end our marriage.