Kate Forbes is denying that her campaign for the SNP leadership is over after a handful of her key backers withdrew their support.
They say they cannot support the Finance Secretary’s views on gay marriage.
Green MSPs who are in the Scottish Government alongside the SNP say they could not support a candidate for First Minister who opposed equal rights.
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