Kate Forbes has declared she has "full confidence" in the process to elect a new SNP leader despite the party being rocked by a wave of resignations among its top officials.
The Finance Secretary, one of three candidates vying to succeed Nicola Sturgeon, claimed that internal decisions had been made by "too few people" in the past and members felt "disempowered" as a result.
Forbes was speaking after long-serving SNP chief executive Peter Murrell dramatically quit yesterday in the latest twist in a row over party membership. He confirmed his resignation just hours after Murray Foote, head of communications for SNP MSPs, announced his own departure.
