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SNP in chaos after chief executive and husband to Sturgeon, Peter Murrell, resigns in membership numbers row
SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, husband of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has resigned

THE SNP has been mired in chaos after its chief executive resigned yesterday following a row over the party’s membership numbers.

Peter Murrell, who is Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, quit with immediate effect on Saturday following a row over the party’s membership numbers.

His departure came shortly after that of media chief Murray Foote, who said there had been a “serious impediment” to his role.

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