Sturgeon and Gove to team up for reality TV ‘wargame’

Sturgeon’s appearance on the show has been announced following her estranged husband’s admission that he embezzled more than £400,000 from the SNP – prompting criticism from political opponents.

Peter Murrell, who served as SNP chief executive for more than 20 years, is due to be sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to using the funds to buy goods including cars, a motorhome and cosmetics.

Sturgeon has denied any knowledge of his crimes and said she was “deceived, betrayed and lied to” by Murrell.

Tory Douglas Lumsden, the newly elected Aberdeen South MP, said: “Eyebrows will be raised at Nicola Sturgeon’s decision to cash in on a lucrative TV show while her ex-husband awaits sentencing for defrauding SNP members out of at least £400k.

“This new series claims to put the sharpest political minds to the test. Let’s just hope they don’t ask contestants to spot a giant motorhome parked a few feet away – or the former SNP leader could be heading for an early exit.”