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Outgoing first minister said Scotland is a ‘socially progressive country’

The Scottish Finance Secretary lost supporters when she said she would have voted against same-sex marriage if she had been an MSP at the time.

Regan, a backbench MSP, is considered a long shot to win the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon.

Siobhian Brown has refused to pull her support for the Finance Secretary, whose comments have plunged her campaign into turmoil.

The one thing you have to concede about Kate Forbes, the Scottish finance minister running to replace Nicola Sturgeon, is that she possesses a bravery and honesty rarely glimpsed in politics. Asked an embarrassing and hypothetical – but nonetheless reasonable and apposite question – she didn’t behave as most of…

Deputy first minister John Swinney intervenes as activists call for Forbes to withdraw from leadership campaign

Forbes is currently Scottish finance secretary the favourite to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader

Views of those seeking to replace Nicola Sturgeon have come under the spotlight

If a week is a long time in politics, it feels like a lifetime since Nicola Sturgeon resigned. The SNP looked unassailable largely thanks to Sturgeon’s powerful political prowess — but seven days later, the once disciplined SNP is all over the place, largely due to the frontrunner and Finance…