Kate Forbes defiant despite backlash over equal marriage views
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent from on (#692DJ)
Politician hoping to become SNP leader says public are longing for a politician to answer straight questions with straight answers'
SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has denied her attempt to replace Nicola Sturgeon is over before it has begun, after her comments about her personal opposition to equal marriage prompted an immediate and furious backlash.
Forbes said the public were longing for a politician to answer straight questions with straight answers", as prominent MSPs who had previously backed her attempt to become the next SNP leader after Sturgeon's unexpected resignation last week, withdrew their support and LGBT+ party members described their anger and shock".
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