KATE Forbes has said she has “a lot of support” in the SNP as she confirmed she was considering another tilt at the party leadership.
The former finance secretary also suggested she was in favour of a full-blown leadership contest, telling Sky News: “Membership needs to be behind the next leader and process needs to reflect that.”
She said:"It’s still early days. We’ll obviously be considering things over the next few hours and so on – nobody’s declared yet, so I think we do still have a bit of time.”Asked if she was tempted to run, she said: “I think for me it’s clear I have a groundswell of support amongst the party. “It’s what I’ve said quite consistently over the last year that if I were to run, those would be the conditions.”
She added: “What’s key now is to think about what the next few months hold and to ensure that the party is able to move forward to fight that election and to ensure we have the trust of the people.”Forbes described the former deputy first minister as a “much-loved and well-respected” figure in the SNP as well as being an “extremely competent Cabinet member for many years”.
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