SNP members have been told to "grow up" by a former senior government minister as the party begins its first open leadership contest in almost 20 years.
Jeane Freeman, who served as health secretary until retiring from Holyrood in 2021, hit out at colleagues in the party engaged in "infighting" as the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon heats up.
Key figures within the party, such as former minister Marco Biagi, have hit out at Kate Forbes over her stance on abortion and same-sex marriage.
