Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell to end marriage

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. “It goes without saying that we still care deeply for each other, and always will,” she wrote.

Murrell was charged with embezzling SNP funds in April as part of a police investigation into the party’s finances.

Sturgeon was arrested and released without charge in June 2023. She insists she has done nothing wrong.

The former first minister said the decision to end the marriage had been made “with a heavy heart”.

She posted: “To all intents and purposes we have been separated for some time now and feel it is time to bring others up to speed with where we are.

“It goes without saying that we still care deeply for each other, and always will.”

Sturgeon said the pair would not comment further.