Peter Murrell resigns as SNP Chief exceutive

Mr Murrell, who is married to Nicola Sturgeon, has stepped down in the face of a no confidence vote.

Peter Murrell, who is married to outgoing party leader and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, had been accused of undermining the current leadership contest, following a secrecy row.

On Friday, the SNP’s head of communications quit after it emerged he inadvertently provided bogus membership numbers to a journalist.

Murray Foote was told to deny reports the party had lost 30,000 members branding them “inaccurate” and “drivel”.

In the face of claims that the integrity of the leadership process was being undermined by a refusal to issue membership data and demands by the candidates themselves, the party was forced to confirm the significant fall in paid-up support.

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