Kate Forbes is under pressure to pull out of the SNP leadership contest after claiming having children out of wedlock was “wrong”
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She was then blasted for comments on having children outside of marriage: “For me, it would be wrong according to my faith, but for you I have no idea what your faith is. So, in a free society you can do what you want.”Toni Giugliano, SNP development policy convener, said she should consider withdrawing: “Who gains from this? This will dominate the next five weeks, overshadowing everything else, even overshadowing our drive for independence.
Senior party figure Mhairi Hunter, an ally of Sturgeon who is backing Yousaf, tweeted: “Will someone please intervene. This is damaging the party and it is not fair to anyone.”Richard Lochhead, the just transition minister, u-turned after the gay rights row saying: “I welcomed my colleague Kate Forbes’ decision to join the SNP leadership contest given her talents & felt it would give us a real contest: new ideas and a new approach that we desperately need.
Public Finance Minister Tom Arthur also ditched her and said: “Equal marriage is amongst our Parliament’s greatest achievements and one that I would have been proud to vote for had I been an MSP when it was passed. Consequently, I am unable to continue to support Kate’s campaign.” “Everyone is entitled to their views, and to express them. But as elected politicians we have to recognize how powerful and important our words can be and that they will always be rightly, open to criticism and challenge.”
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