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Evening Standard
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Sian Hewitt

What is the Free Church of Scotland and what do they stand for?

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has been warned that her staunch religious beliefs could stop her from becoming the Scottish National Party’s new leader.

Nicola Sturgeon’s departure has left a vacancy for a first minister, but up-and-coming political force Ms Forbes has been told her strict views as a member of the Free Church of Scotland could be problematic.

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