Peter Murrell’s arrest comes at a moment of great peril for the SNP
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6AGPT)
Probe into Nicola Sturgeon's husband could affect party's finances, damage its new leader and cost it seats in the next general election
The arrest of Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon's husband, in connection with a police investigation into the Scottish National party's finances is likely to have a far-reaching effect on UK politics and possibly the next general election.
In the weeks since Sturgeon announced in mid-February that she was standing down as the SNP's leader and as first minister, her party had already endured the most damaging period in its history during a deeply divisive campaign to elect her successor.
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