The MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch announced her bid via Twitter on Monday morning
Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has announced that she is standing to become SNP leader and First Minister.
“Friends in the SNP, our nation and our movement are at a major crossroads. The choices that we make in the next few weeks will have a profound impact on our future and on our children’s future. “We need to choose strong, competent leadership to deliver independence, the leadership that I can offer.
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