Warning comes as Kate Forbes says there is a ‘groundswell of support’ to take on John Swinney for the job
, while Mr Salmond – leader of the breakaway Alba Party – has been told he should stop “meddling” in the SNP race.emerged as the sole frontrunners to replace Mr Yousaf, who quit as SNP leader and First Minister on Monday after his decision to ditch a power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens backfired.
Mr Swinney, who led the party between 2002 and 2004, has yet to declare whether he will stand. But many senior party figures have already swung in behind him, including the SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn and Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth.Mr Swinney suggested he was considering standing because Mr Yousaf had left the SNP in a worse state than under Ms Sturgeon.
However, Ms Forbes’ backers say she would be able to reach out to other parties, including the Scottish Conservatives and Alba MSP Ash Regan, more easily than Mr Swinney.understands, with Ms Forbes still mulling over whether she could win a contest that is decided by the SNP membership. Mr Salmond pushed back against the idea of a Swinney coronation on Tuesday, when he urged Mr Yousaf’s successor to “totally rule out” a further pact with the Scottish Greens.that Mr Swinney would be seen as “continuity Sturgeon” who would let the Greens have too much influence.
Mr McIver added: “I daresay Salmond has enjoyed being in the headlines. He saw an opportunity for relevance again. You could make an argument that with Kate Forbes, Ash Regan’s vote might still be relevant again. But if things are moving towards John Swinney, the Alba vote is irrelevant.”
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