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Mar 2023
22m 29s

Sturgeon's successor: Meet the SNP leade...

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About this episode
Three candidates are vying to become the next leader of the SNP and Scotland's first minister after Nicola Sturgeon's resignation in February.

Hamza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan have been accused of 'trashing’ their own party in a series of TV debates as they set out their policies and attack each other's records in government.

On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Sky’s Scotland correspondent to take a closer look at the candidates, plus pollster Sir John Curtice looks at who is most likely to come out on top.

Podcast producer: Rosie Gillott
Interviews producer: Alex Edden
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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