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Daily Record
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Politics
Paul Hutcheon

SNP MSPs turn their back on Kate Forbes and swing behind Humza Yousaf after same sex marriage row

Government Ministers have turned their back on Kate Forbes in the SNP leadership contest and swung behind Health Secretary Humza Yousaf.

Two Cabinet Secretaries and a raft of junior Ministers have come out for Yousaf after Forbes faced a backlash over her opposition to same sex marriage.

Yousaf, Forbes and former Minister Ash Regan are battling it out in the race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister.

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