Sturgeon issues warning to candidates vying to be next SNP leader
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#69MB7)
First minister's comments come after one contender, Kate Forbes, was accused of trashing' her own government's record
Nicola Sturgeon has urged the three candidates vying to replace her as first minster not to lose the trust she has built with Scottish voters, as she clashed with opposition leaders after one contender, Kate Forbes, was accused of trashing" her own government's record.
Forbes' description of the Scottish government - in which she serves as finance secretary - as mediocre" during the campaign's first televised debate on Tuesday evening resulted in a furious backlash from SNP activists and politicians.
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