The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon: How the 'Queen of Scots' turned suspect in financial crimes
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The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon: How the 'Queen of Scots' turned suspect in financial crimes

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Nicola Sturgeon’s brief arrest on Sunday as part of a financial probe into the Scottish National Party capped a spectacular fall from grace for the woman once dubbed by media as the ‘Queen of Scots’ Nicola Sturgeon was a name to reckon with in British politics. Her arrest followed the detentions of party treasurer Colin Beattie and former party chief executive Peter Murrell, who is also Sturgeon’s husband, both of whom were later released without charge. A sudden fall from grace Nicola Sturgeon kicked off the year with the vow that she still had “plenty in the tank” after eight years as Scotland’s leader, only to quit her role shortly after. And her brief arrest on Sunday as part of a financial probe into the Scottish National Party capped a spectacular fall from grace for the woman once dubbed by media as the “Queen of Scots.” Questioned for seven hours before being released, Sturgeon emerged proclaiming her innocence.

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