Sturgeon to play deputy to Gove's PM in TV 'wargame' against Russia

Sturgeon to play deputy to Gove's PM in TV 'wargame' against Russia8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGetty ImagesNicola Sturgeon will serve as deputy prime minister in the fictional cabinet Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon is to team up with ex-Conservative minister Michael Gove at the head of a fictional UK government at war with Russia in a new reality television series.Gove will serve as prime minister in the four-part Sky TV show, The Wargame, with Sturgeon as his deputy and former Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy as foreign secretary. The cross-party cabinet will hold Cobra-style emergency meetings following a fictional Russian attack on UK soil. Sky's Phil Edgar-Jones said show would "challenge some of the most experienced political and military minds in the country to imagine how they might respond under threat of war".He added: "At a time when we are facing increasing threats from all sides, this series couldn't be more timely."SkyThe Wargame will feature several prominent British political figures Sturgeon's appearance on the show has been announced following her estranged husband's admission that he embezzled more than £400,000 from the SNP - prompting criticism from political opponents. Peter Murrell, who served as SNP chief executive for more than 20 years, is due to be sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to using the funds to buy goods including cars, a motorhome and cosmetics. Sturgeon has denied any knowledge of his crimes and said she was "deceived, betrayed and lied to" by Murrell. Tory Douglas Lumsden, the newly elected Aberdeen South MP, said: "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."This new series claims to put the sharpest political minds to the test. Let's just hope they don't ask contestants t...