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Kate Forbes becomes third candidate in race to be Scotland’s next first minister

The Scottish Finance Secretary declared her candidacy on Monday, following on from announcements by Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

New favourite to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as frontrunner rules himself out

SNP MP Kate Forbes is in prime position to take over from Nicola Sturgeon after launching her leadership campaign less than an hour after Angus Robertson said he wouldn't be standing

Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023

OPINION - The Tories should be truly terrified because New Labour is back

In Downing Street in the first decade of this century we used to tally how many times New Labour had been declared dead. Rarely did a week go by without an article suggesting that the once all-conquering New Labour had bitten the dust. For a long while, under Ed Miliband…

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023

Forbes kicks off bid to lead Scotland, would have opposed gay marriage

(This Feb. 20 story has been refiled to correct a typo in paragraph 3)

Reuters · Feb 20, 2023

Kate Forbes officially enters SNP leadership race

KATE Forbes has officially announced she will run to be the next leader of the SNP.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 20, 2023

Boris Johnson wants to ‘bring down’ Rishi Sunak, George Osborne says

100 Tory MPs ready to vote against Brexit deal, as announcement on protocol agreement paused

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Angus Robertson rules himself out of race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon

The Scottish Constitution Secretary and former SNP Westminster leader said, with two young daughters, the ‘time is not right’ for him to stand.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Angus Robertson rules himself out of SNP leadership race

The Edinburgh Central MSP said that he had decided not to stand due to family commitments.

Daily Record · Feb 20, 2023

What is the Northern Ireland Protocol? Rishi Sunak agrees deal with Ursula Von der Leyen

The trade deal has caused fissures in the Tory Party for the past three years

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023

Tories in new warning to Sunak over Brexit deal with Brussels

Senior Conservatives said any deal which does not lead to a return of powersharing in Northern Ireland will be ‘completely disastrous’.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023