The Latest Breaking News from Kate Forbes

Nicola Sturgeon insists SNP is not in a mess: ‘We’re suffering some growing pains’

Calls for rerun of leadership contest after ‘tremendous mess’ over figures showing membership fell some 30 per cent in just over a year

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023

Sturgeon’s successor will inherit ‘mess’ of SNP at war with itself

Key resignations, ideological conflicts and drop in membership numbers have left the SNP close to collapse

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023

Ash Regan calls for SNP members to be able to change their vote

ASH Regan has argued SNP members should be allowed to change their vote if they wish to following a recent row over the reporting of membership…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 20, 2023

Care home group effectively 'charging' deceased residents

A large care home group has been condemned after it was found that they are effectively charging residents for accommodation after they have passed…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 20, 2023

The feud between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon lies at the heart of the SNP leadership contest

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Salmond has wanted to bring down his successor and her husband for years

Daily Record · Mar 20, 2023

SNP ‘in tremendous mess’, interim party chief Mike Russell admits

Mr Russell things had gone ‘spectacularly wrong in recent weeks’ for the SNP

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

SNP ‘in tremendous mess’ admits interim party chief Mike Russell

Mr Russell things had gone ‘spectacularly wrong in recent weeks’ for the SNP.

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

SNP members feel disempowered, says leadership candidate Kate Forbes

In wake of chief executive’s resignation, Scottish finance secretary says decisions being taken by ‘too few people’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023

Kate Forbes must convert warmth into votes in the Highlands

The Gaelic speaker is liked on her home turf, but SNP members are wrestling with the same issues as others across Scotland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023

New SNP leader needs to 'rebuild Scotland's trust', says Michael Russell

MICHAEL Russell, the SNP’s interim chief executive, has said the new party leader will need to “rebuild the trust” of Scotland as he admitted…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2023