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Scotland's next leader faces battle to unite country and party

Three candidates will fight it out to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland's next leader, with the winner facing the daunting task of uniting a country divided over its future and a party fracturing over how to pursue another independence vote.

Reuters

Kate Forbes most popular to succeed Nicola Sturgeon, shows poll of SNP supporters

Nearly one-third Scots favoured Forbes, putting her ahead of rivals Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan

The Independent UK

Kate Forbes sets out plan to unite Scottish independence movement

SNP leadership contender Kate Forbes has set out her plan to unite the independence movement by reaching out to fellow Yes parties and organisations.

The National (Scotland)

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SNP MSPs to 'vote against' Kate Forbes as First Minister over same sex marriage row

EXCLUSIVE: A senior SNP source told the Record that up to six MSPs would struggle to vote for Forbes even if she became SNP leader.

Daily Record

Kate Forbes takes early lead in poll of SNP voters' leadership preference

THE first poll of the views of SNP voters on their party’s leadership contest has found most don’t know who they will back – but there is…

The National (Scotland)

Nominations close in SNP leadership race

Nicola Sturgeon’s successor will be announced on March 27.

The Independent UK

SNP nominations to close with leadership result announced next month

Three candidates are expected to appear on the ballot paper to replace Nicola Sturgeon

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Poll of SNP supporters puts Forbes ahead in race to be next first minister

Scots who voted SNP in 2021 were questioned about their views on the leadership contest.

The Independent UK

Sturgeon successor must 'think small first' on regulation

New poll shows that Kate Forbes is the most popular candidate to become the next First Minister, despite the row over her religious beliefs

Insider UK

'Ambitious Starmer has air of Blair - but he's thinking big on how to fix broken Britain'

Compared with Tony Blair’s modest proposals, Keir Starmer is offering five major 'missions' to transform Britain and, as Jason Beattie writes, he is thinking big on how to fix a Britain broken by years of incompetent Tory rule

Daily Mirror

Surge in anti-LGBT hate crime reports leads to warning Tories are soft on crime

Labour's Anneliese Dodds said ministers are failing in their duty to keep public safe as the number of hate crimes recorded against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people soared by more than 40% in just a year

Daily Mirror

Gateshead Council approves 4.99% rise in council tax and spending £25m of reserves

A new budget has been agreed by Gateshead Labour councillors, but councillors reject Lib Dem plea for £2.1m from new budget to help ailing leisure centres

Chronicle Live

The Mancunian Way: Where are they going?

Child refugees are being put to work on some of Manchester’s most dangerous streets PLUS Keir Starmer backs Awaab’s Law

Manchester Evening News

Humza Yousaf signs up to major hustings event as pressure builds on Kate Forbes

HUMZA Yousaf has become the second candidate bidding to be SNP leader to sign up to the “first major hustings” of the race.

The National (Scotland)

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Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh budget 'disaster' for Labour as council leader faces calls to resign

Labour leader Cammy Day has said he is "still keen" to lead the city, after admitting the failure of his group's budget plans was "disappointing"

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ramps up pressure on Sunak to pass his EU-defying protocol bill

Ex-PM claims his legislation ‘fixes all the problems’ and refuses to say whether he would back compromise

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Keir Starmer’s growth speech: mission statement

Editorial: The party leader’s Manchester speech outlines what Labour would do. Now he should colour it in

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s five ‘national missions’ mark a turning point for his Labour party

Shrugging off his cautionary-turned-complacent approach, Starmer has finally offered a real glimpse into what a future Labour government might do

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Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson tells Rishi Sunak his law-breaking Brexit plan was better in bitter swipe

Boris Johnson claimed the 'best way forward' was to press on with controversial legislation he tried to force through Parliament to allow the UK to rip apart the Brexit deal he signed without EU consent

The National (Scotland)

Holyrood votes to withhold consent from UK bill that would scrap 1000s of EU laws

CONSTITUTION Secretary Angus Robertson has called on the UK Government to withdraw the bill that seeks to revoke a large swathe of retained EU…

The Guardian - UK

A plea against factionalism in Labour

Letters: Dr Ian Saville responds to Polly Toynbee’s statement that ‘a party can’t be a little bit racist’

The Guardian - UK

Attacks on your editorial about the EHRC, Labour and antisemitism are baffling

Letters: Geoffrey Bindman on letters published in response to a recent Guardian leader

The Guardian - UK

Please stop blaming baby boomers for the woes of today’s younger generations

Letters: Responses to Polly Toynbee’s piece on intergenerational inequality from Nick Moss, Marilyn Sandy, Peter Riddle and Tom Cannon

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting challenges SNP leadership favourite for missing key gay marriage vote

‘Everyone knows Hamsa Yousaf was in the Scottish Parliament that day,’ says Streeting

The National (Scotland)

'Disaster': Labour council boss told to resign after voting for LibDem budget

SCOTTISH Labour have seen a “disaster” in the capital after their councillors failed to get their budget through – instead having to back…

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