On the recordJune 3, 2026
I am not responsible for the crimes that my former husband committed and I'm not going to apologise for somebody else's crimes.
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Nicola Sturgeon
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bbc.comI am not responsible for the crimes that my former husband committed and I'm not going to apologise for somebody else's crimes.
Sturgeon defends herself amid her husband's embezzlement scandal.
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