All SNP leadership candidates with accept outcome of contest

The party will have a new leader a week today

All three candidates for the SNP leadership say they’ll accept the outcome of the election.

Some had expressed concerns after a row over membership numbers led to the resignation of senior party officials, including the First Minister’s husband, Peter Murrell.

Today Nicola Sturgeon defended him and urged her party to get behind the winning candidate.

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