The Scottish National Party's unity has broken down because of arguments over how to achieve a second independence referendum and the best way to introduce social reforms such as transgender rights.
Scotland's Health Minister Humza Yousaf and Scotland's Finance Minister Kate Forbes, contenders to become the leader of the Scottish National Party and Scotland's First Minister, attend the SNP leadership hustings, in Aberdeen, Scotland, Britain, March 12, 2023.
The two main candidates to replace her have traded personal attacks while Sturgeon's husband, the chair of the party, was forcedThe SNP's unity, which had been one of its strengths, has broken down because of arguments over how to achieve a second independence referendum and the best way to introduce social reforms, such as transgender rights.
Up against him are Kate Forbes, 32, the country's finance minister and a rising star whose views opposing same-sex marriage have lost her supporters, and Ash Regan, who quit the government in opposition to proposed changes to gender recognition.
behind a break up of the United Kingdom. There is no agreed strategy for how to force a new referendum - one of the reasons Sturgeon resigned.Scotland voted against independence by 55% to 45% in 2014. Britain's vote to leave the European Union two years later when a majority of Scots wanted to stay, and Scotland's handling of the coronavirus pandemic brought new support for independence.this month after touching a record 58% in 2020.
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