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The race to lead the Scottish National Party has cracked open fissures over political strategy, social issues and the legacy of departing leader Nicola Sturgeon

The Gaelic speaker is liked on her home turf, but SNP members are wrestling with the same issues as others across Scotland

In wake of chief executive’s resignation, Scottish finance secretary says decisions being taken by ‘too few people’

SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes says party members want to know the institution is democratic.

Mr Russell things had gone ‘spectacularly wrong in recent weeks’ for the SNP.

The chief executive resigned with immediate effect on Saturday following a row over the party’s membership numbers.

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Along with the police investigation into party finances has piled the pressure on him. the final straw — a row over the s&ps untruthful claim its membership was stable when in fact it had plummeted by 30,000 just over a year. in a statement, mr murrell said while there was no intent to mislead i accept this has been the outcome. as my future has become a distraction from the campaign i have concluded that i should stand down, now. " all three candidates fighting that campaign have voiced conce...

Mr Yousaf said recent days have been ‘challenging’ for the party.