SNP leadership election LIVE as Humza Yousaf backs wealth tax if he wins contest
, the health secretary, became the early favourite to take over after he stacked up a number of endorsements from high-profile Nationalists like John Swinney, Ian Blackford, Stephen Flynn and Mhairi Black.
Forbes, the finance secretary, lost the backing of several supporters early in the campaign after she was questioned onBut the Highland MSP turned the contest on its head after she launched a blistering attack on Yousaf's ministerial record during the first live TV debate of the race. Regan, a former community safety minister, is considered the outsider in the contest but has also grabbed headlines after she publicly questioned how the race was being run.To sign up to the Daily Record Politics newsletter, click
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