Petition to remove Love Is Blind hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey surpasses 18k signatures after THAT 'biased' and deeply uncomfortable reunion Inside the luxurious Lindo Wing where Binky Felstead gave birth: Star welcomes son in £6,625-a-night room with champagne afternoon tea after attending Coachella WITHOUT her rumoured beau Timothee Chalamet Kylie Jenner flaunts figure in a skimpy green romper. Pregnant Danielle Fogarty shows off her blossoming bump in a bikini as she marks reaching seven months on a babymoon in Dubai Molly-Mae Hague snuggles her mini-me baby Bambi in her puffer jacket in an adorable snap shared by her boxer beau Tommy Fury 'I have been grafting away for a long time': AJ Odudu breaks her silence on Big Brother hosting rumours Victoria Beckham goes for romantic stroll with husband David before posing with 'mini me' daughter Harper during trip to the beach in Miami Robin Thicke and his bikini-clad fiancee April Love Geary bask in the sunshine during fun-filled beach day in Los Cabos 'This is my body': Rachel McAdams, 44, poses with her armpit hair showing after asking magazine to use MINIMAL retouching on revealing shoot 'I fundamentally disagree with her on many things, but I wish her well.' I know that she was committed to coming to the right conclusions in the interests of the people of Scotland. 'And as First Minister of Scotland I worked with her during the pandemic. 'Because I think that she is a dedicated public servant and she has devoted her life to public service. what's the word, negative about Nicola Sturgeon. The Tory minister finally managed: 'I don't want to say anything bad or. Mr Gove stared at the floor and frowned as the presenter waited patiently for his verdict on the SNP chief. The Levelling Up Secretary seemed completely stumped after being prompted to pay tribute to the outgoing Scottish First Minister as he appeared on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme. There was a toe-curling eight-second silence when Michael Gove was asked for Ms Sturgeon's 'biggest achievement' during an interview yesterday. Labour has been gleeful about the SNP turmoil, with experts suggesting the party could be in a position to pick up significant numbers of seats in Scotland at the next general election.īut Tory ministers have made little secret about their relief at the departure of Ms Sturgeon, who has dominated politics north of the border for nearly a decade. Ipsos Scotland research gave him a net favourability of 11 per cent, compared with 6 per cent for Ms Forbes.īut the Finance Secretary is preferred by the general public, with a net popularity rating of minus 8 per cent, compared with the Health Secretary's minus 20 per cent. There has been almost no polling of the 70,000 SNP members who will decide the winner.īut wider surveys have put the candidates almost neck and neck, with Mr Yousaf favoured among SNP voters. Ms Forbes, a devout Christian, endured a difficult start to her campaign after she admitted she would not have voted in favour of gay marriage and condemned the SNP's abortive attempt to loosen gender identity rules. The leadership contest has seen brutal clashes between candidates and the dramatic resignation of chief executive Peter Murrell following controversy over the transparency of SNP membership numbers.įrontrunners Mr Yousaf, 37, and Ms Forbes, 32, have torn into each other's records in government and social views during TV debates. The fate of the three candidates is set to be revealed at the BT Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh this afternoon.Ī vote in Holyrood will follow tomorrow to confirm the SNP leader as First Minister. Whoever emerges triumphant is expected to be installed as Scottish First Minister tomorrow - and will face a huge task to restore the SNP's fortunes as Labour gains ground north of the border and the prospects of an independence referendum dwindle.Īsked if she would consider returning if the SNP meltdown continues, she laughed and replied: 'No I am not planning a comeback.' Ms Forbes is likely to be the main beneficiary if she is eliminated and her support is redistributed under the SNP's voting system. Many believe the outcome will depend on the second preferences of those who back the other candidate, Ash Regan, in the first round. Voting closes at noon in the bitter five-week contest that has threatened to rip the nationalists to shreds, with the winner declared around 2pm.īut the identity of the new party chief is still too close to call, with Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes both hoping to come out on top. Nicola Sturgeon admitted she is 'a bit sad' in her final TV interview with her SNP successor set to be announced today.Īppearing on ITV's Lorraine, the outgoing First Minister said she is 'emotional' but still confident she has made the 'right decision' to stand down - and looking forward to life after politics.
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