Day Headlines in Politics News: 2026-05-31
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Sturgeon 'will not apologise for the crimes' of former husband (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-31 09:38:07)
Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg, Sturgeon said: "I am not responsible for the crimes that my former husband committed and I'm not going to apologise for somebody else's crimes". -
Watch: Key moments from Nicola Sturgeon's interview with Laura Kuenssberg (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-31 08:17:27)
Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon speaks to the BBC in her first interview since her estranged husband Peter Murrell pled guilty to embezzling £400,000 from the SNP -
Sturgeon tells BBC: I'm serving a sentence for crime I didn't commit (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-31 08:00:39)
Scotland's former first minister is challenged by Laura Kuenssberg over the SNP embezzlement scandal, and at times struggles to hold back tears. -
Streeting suggests NI cut and North Sea drilling (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-31 03:43:37)
The former health secretary has been distancing himself from policies pursued by Sir Keir Starmer's government.