3 d. ago Scotland's Deputy Minister Kate Forbes reveals she will quit politics because she isn't 'doing a terribly good job' at motherhood as MSP says she can't fulfil parenting duties in the job

Kate Forbes , Scotland's Deputy First Minister, has opened up about wanting more children after announcing last week that she will be leaving politics in 2026.

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4 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon: Former SNP First Minister details how she nearly quit politics

Nicola Sturgeon has revealed she nearly gave up on politics in the first term of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.The former First Minister told an audience in her current Glasgow Southside constituency that there was a moment where she nearly quit.

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8 d. ago Kate Forbes calls for change for parents in politics after decision to quit

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has announced her decision to stand down.

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8 d. ago Forbes calls for change for parents in politics after decision to quit

The Scottish Deputy First Minister announced on Monday she would not seek re-election.

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9 d. ago Kate Forbes: Will the SNP Deputy First Minister's resignation pave the way for a Lib Dem victory?

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have long been targeting Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes’s seat in Holyrood.

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9 d. ago Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes to stand down as MSP in 2026

The MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch said she does not wish to ‘miss any more of the precious early years of family life’.

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9 d. ago Kate Forbes to quit Scottish Parliament as Deputy First Minister announces shock departure

Forbes was viewed by many in the SNP as a future leader of the party.

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