Victoria's Secret model Joy Corrigan shows off her ultra taut torso in low-waisted utility trousers and a micro crop top in LAīAFTA TV Awards 2023 SNUBS: Peaky Blinders is left out of Drama Series while House Of The Dragon misses out on an International nodįinally, spring has sprung! Make the most of it with one of these tempting last-minute getaways 'Real reason' Gino D'Acampo quit travel show with Gordon Ramsay and Fred Sirieix revealed - after he blamed 'complicated contracts' Meanwhile, former minister Ms Regan pitched herself as the candidate that would push quickest for Scottish independence, saying: 'This is the time for brave hearts, not faint hearts.' 'It will infuence how I lead in the same way it influenced how I set my budgets in other words, not at all,' the Finance Secretary said. 'If I was to be asked to be in a government, I would have to be comfortable that the progressive agenda that has won us so much support in this country - not just for the SNP but for independence - that that was something the next first minister is going to continue.'īut Ms Forbes insisted her religious beliefs would not influence her leadership. Mr Yousaf also hinted he could refuse to be part of the Scottish Government, if Ms Forbes became first minister.Īsked if he could serve a leader who voted on issues according to their religious faith, the Health Secretary said: 'I am unashamedly progressie and we have done well with our progressive agenda in the SNP. 'It boils down to a question of honesty – does Humza accept my word when I say that I will uphold those legal protections and support buffer zones or not?' In her response, Ms Forbes hit back at Mr Yousaf, saying: 'This is an example where we see another candidate trying to poke holes and trying to erode the honest and solemn commitments I have made. 'I think it's right to ask what do you mean by that balance, would you allow, for example, prayer vigils?' 'What I didn't understand is what you mean by that balance? 'When Kate was asked this question (about her support for buffer zones) the other day at a hustings, you said "with balance",' Mr Yousaf said. Ms Forbes has repeatedly said she would support the principle of the legislation, but she refused to say if she felt abortion was morally wrong during last night's debate. Mr Yousaf pressured Ms Forbes over her views on abortion, with legislation set to be introduced at Holyrood that would introduce buffer zones outside abortion clinics. 'They're going to have to stand up to the UK Government, they're going to have to stand up to the opposition, and they're going to be accountable to the people of Scotland who want answers and they want to see competent delivery of results.'įormer minister Ash Regan - seen as the outsider in the SNP leadership contest - pitched herself as the candidate that would push quickest for Scottish independence Ms Forbes insisted the SNP's opponents 'do fear me' and warned Mr Yousaf: 'The future first minister is going to have to deal with a lot worse than we've been dealing with during this contest. 'They don't fear you Kate, they are rooting for you to win so your words are on every single leaflet.' 'What you've done is you've handed the Conservatives and our opponents material, ammunition to attack and trash our record. 'In fact (Scottish Tory leader) Douglas Ross stood at First Minister's Questions today and said your words would be on every single Conservative leaflet. 'But what unfortunately happened in the last TV debate, Kate, is you essentially gave our opponents so much ammunition to attack us with. 'We are only going to win independence, we are only going to win support for our cause if we work together as a team,' he said. Last night, Mr Yousaf berated Ms Forbes for 'trashing' the SNP's record and handing 'ammunition' to the party's opponents. She used Tuesday's debate to accuse her fellow Cabinet minister of overseeing failures across the country's transport, justice and NHS systems during his time as a key member of the Scottish Government. The tensions between the pair spilled over into last night's debate from the first TV head-to-head on Tuesday, when Ms Forbes had panned Mr Yousaf's ministerial record and suggested he should be sacked from his current health brief. She also warned Mr Yousaf would face 'a lot worse' than her attacks on him, if he were to be elected SNP leader. Humza Yousaf, the Scottish Health Secretary, and Kate Forbes, the Scottish Finance Secretary, took fresh swipes at each other in the race to become new SNP leaderīut Ms Forbes, a member of the evangelical Free Church of Scotland, insisted her religious views would not influence how she would lead as first minister.
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