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Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, was campaign manager for Yousaf’s rival Kate Forbes in the leadership contest earlier this year.
“We need to be speaking for the people of Scotland. We’ve got more work to do to acknowledge the result in the by-election.” Asked if the SNP should drop this, Thomson said: “I would hope as part of the review that a fresh look is made at the arrangement with the Greens, I’m not sure how popular it is.Ahead of the SNP conference later this month, Thomson said there should be a renewed focus on the cost-of-living crisis.
Party chairman Craig Hoy said: “Michelle Thomson is just the latest senior SNP figure to call for Humza Yousaf to think again about his toxic and destructive partnership with the extremist Greens., crippling fishing restrictions, gender self-ID and the bungled deposit return scheme – the Greens are either pulling the SNP in the wrong direction or out of their depth.
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