Nicola Sturgeon hosts final cabinet meeting as Scotland first minister
The outgoing first minister made a thinly-veiled attack on Ms Forbes over her stance on social issues such as gay marriage, abortion and gender recognition reforms at the start of the contest, with Ms Sturgeon saying that Scotland is a "progressive country" and the views of the next first minister therefore matter.
The leadership contest has exposed deep divisions within the SNP, with both Ms Forbes and Ms Regan casting doubt over the fairness and transparency of the election process.A framed photograph of Ms Sturgeon sits next to her predecessors as first minister in Bute House The party had consistently claimed to have more than 100,000 members but was eventually forced to admit that the true figure was 72,000 - meaning more than 50,000 have left since its membership peaked at 125,000 in 2019.
She also said it was important for the party not to "throw the baby out with the bath water" and lose things that have made them successful in the past.
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