Sturgeon and Gove to team up for reality TV 'wargame'
The former first minister is to serve as deputy prime minister in a simulation of a Russian attack on the UK.
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"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."
— Douglas Lumsden , Politician
"This bizarre career move won't distract anyone from the unanswered questions Nicola Sturgeon has to answer about her husband's theft."
— Jackie Baillie , Politician
Key People
Former White House communications director.
Labour director of communications.
Labour's home secretary.
Tory attorney general.
Former Tory MP playing the role of defence secretary in a reality TV show.
Newly elected MP for Aberdeen South.
Deputy leader of Scottish Labour.
Former Scottish Labour leader.
British writer and expert on Russia.
Former Secretary General of NATO.
Former diplomat and national security adviser.
Former Conservative minister in the UK.
Former first minister of Scotland.
Former SNP chief executive involved in an embezzlement case affecting Sturgeon.
Retired British Army general.
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The former first minister is to serve as deputy prime minister in a simulation of a Russian attack on the UK.
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