SNP braces for leadership result after contest opens up divisions

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Fears of resignations among 72,000-strong membership as party seeks path forward from Sturgeon era

The Scottish National party is braced for the outcome of a tumultuous leadership contest that has seen profound policy divisions emerge between the candidates, exposing the extent to which the wider membership subscribes to Nicola Sturgeon’s progressive consensus.

A series of flashpoints over LGBTQ+ rights, Westminster’s veto of Holyrood law, and environmental and economic policy have brought younger, equality-driven activists to the brink of resigning their party memberships and threatened the breakup of the SNP’s governing alliance with the Scottish Greens.

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