SNP chief executive Peter Murrell resigns with immediate effect

Departure of Murrell, husband of Nicola Sturgeon, comes day after media chief quit amid membership numbers row

Peter Murrell, the Scottish National party’s chief executive and Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, has resigned with immediate effect.

Reports had suggested Murrell had been threatened with a vote of no confidence and told to resign by the end of Saturday.

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RT @focus_fish: SALMON SCOTLAND COMMENT ON NEW SNP LEADER @tavishscott chief executive of @ScotlandSalmon, comments on the election of @Hum…

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RT @WladyslawMejka: If @HumzaYousaf is the continuity candidate, will Mrs Yousaf be made the new SNP Chief Executive ?

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@Scotsmistt

RT @WladyslawMejka: If @HumzaYousaf is the continuity candidate, will Mrs Yousaf be made the new SNP Chief Executive ?

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If @HumzaYousaf is the continuity candidate, will Mrs Yousaf be made the new SNP Chief Executive ?

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@HenryElChoopi @StevenEdginton The SNP chief executive @PeterMurrell is being investigated by police for misapprop… https://t.co/P0uCGnPlK2

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@atlanta25 @Haggis_UK @ukiswitheu There was the small matter of SNP Head of Comms at Holyrood and SNP Chief Executive having to resign.

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@jorroman

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RT @BBCBreaking: SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, husband of party leader Nicola Sturgeon, resigns amid row over party membership numbers…

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RT @KevinASchofield: Yikes! SNP acting chief executive Mike Russell tells @TimesRadio "the potential for unity" exists in the SNP after Hum…

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RT @BBCPhilipSim: I’m old enough to remember when the plan for 19 March was an SNP conference organised by chief executive Peter Murrell, w…

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The race has also led to a number of other resignations, including that of Ms Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell as SNP chief executive.

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