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Kate Forbes: National Care Service plans are ambitious but must be decentralised

The SNP leadership hopeful is proposing an increase to carers wages to £15 per hour to make the role more attractive.

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

How to watch the SNP leadership debate on STV tonight as candidates go head to head

When is the SNP leadership husting on STV taking place as Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan try to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister?

The National (Scotland) · Feb 28, 2023

ALL SNP candidates agree to major hustings in association with The National

A MAJOR SNP leadership hustings organised by the SNP Trade Union Group (TUG) and The National has been confirmed to go ahead after all three…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 28, 2023

Kate Forbes claims SNP has 'given up' trying to persuade more Scots to back independence

The finance secretary said she would be willing to "properly listen to No voters" in a bid to convince them that independence would allow Scotland to "flourish".

Daily Record · Feb 28, 2023

Kate Forbes's first Holyrood job funded by anti-abortion lobby group

KATE Forbes’s first job in the Scottish Parliament was funded by an anti-abortion Christian lobby group, it has been revealed.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 28, 2023

Yousaf: It would be foolish to abandon SNP’s progressive agenda

The SNP leadership contender said he would use his first budget to expand free childcare provision.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Humza Yousaf says rival SNP candidates should not "trash" the Government's record

The Health Secretary made his comments in an increasingly bitter leadership contest

Daily Record · Feb 28, 2023

Ivan McKee leaves role as Kate Forbes's campaign manager in SNP leadership race

IVAN McKee, the business minister who was one of Kate Forbes’s first and most prominent backers in the SNP leadership race, is no longer…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 28, 2023

Paisley MP ‘hurt’ by Kate Forbes’ gay marriage comments

Mhairi Black, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, hit out at the leadership candidate's comments.

Daily Record · Feb 28, 2023

Scottish Greens members call for special meeting to debate Bute House deal with SNP

Greens members have petitioned the party to hold a special meeting to debate the future Bute House agreement amid the SNP leadership contest.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 28, 2023