Sturgeon's iron grasp on the SNP has been released - but pulling the party back together again will be near impossible, says LBC's Gina Davidson ginadavidsonlbc
So this is a party in collapse and that is important for the candidates who want to lead it - especially if they are pitching themselves as a “continuity candidate” or offering “radical change”.There had been concerns raised, by Ash Regan’s campaign in particular, about Mr Murrell’s involvement in the process to replace his wife. Conflict of interest they cried - but he said he was not handling any of it, that was left to National Secretary Lorna Finn.
Lloyd also announced her resignation as a SPAD yesterday, saying she had intended to go when Nicola Sturgeon did. There have been questions about having a husband and wife team at the top of Scotland’s governing party since Nicola Sturgeon took over after Alex Salmond’s resignation in 2014. However, there has been growing unease and dissatisfaction about the way the party was run - that face of unity it was so famed for began to crack as members, including elected ones, felt there was no movement on independence, and too much focus on issues such as gender reform while ferries were not built and the poverty related attainment gap was not closed.Dissent began to be made public.
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