Nicola Sturgeon

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Newscast · Nicola Sturgeon speaks to the BBC · 31 May 2026 podcast

And the fact that I am sitting here

Answering questions.

You know, I've heard it said lots of times in the past and I've always thought, you know, that's a bit wrong, that when somebody commits a crime and they get sent to prison, you know, they get the easy end of it and it's the people left on the outside answering the questions.

I have absolutely understood that this week.

I'm sure Peter's not having the time of his life right now.

But he's not the one having to answer questions and be vilified.

I think my face has been on more front pages this week than his has.

He's serving and will be serving a sentence for a crime he committed.

I'm out here feeling as if I'm serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit.

So I will answer questions about all the things you've been asking me questions about.

Just like I will never consider myself a victim, I am not going to take responsibility for somebody else's crimes.

He betrayed me.

He has lied to me repeatedly over years.

And another point that's worth just putting on the record, this behaviour didn't start when I became party leader.

The behaviour he pled guilty to on Monday started years before I became party leader.

So I will not apologise for the crimes of somebody else.

Was it a mistake though not to listen to your old mentor Alex Salmond who warned you when you became party leader that your husband being the chief executive while you were doing that job was a bad idea?

So here's an example of me taking responsibility for my decisions with hindsight yes it was but and there's a big caveat here this behavior didn't start when I became party leader it had gone on for years before then and secondly

It doesn't make me responsible for the fact that he used the position he was in to lie and deceive and mislead and cover his tracks to commit a crime.

But yes, with hindsight, and I've explained why I took the decision I did, so I won't rehearse that, but of course with hindsight, I wish I could go back and take a different decision.

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