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Kate Forbes: My husband and father were hardest to persuade about standing down from Holyrood

Kate Forbes decided to leave frontline politics after persuading her closest family, aiming to regain empathy and warmth lost during her political career.

Summary by The Herald Scotland
Ms Forbes, once tipped as a future leader of the SNP, announced her decision publicly last August

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Kate Forbes: My husband and father were hardest to persuade about standing down

Ms Forbes, once tipped as a future leader of the SNP, announced her decision publicly last August

·Scotland, United Kingdom
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Kate Forbes opens up on 'letting people down' with plans to quit Holyrood

Kate Forbes has opened up about having to persuade her husband and her father to back her decision to leave frontline politics while struggling with…

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Kate Forbes: My husband and father were hardest to persuade about standing down from Holyrood

Ms Forbes, once tipped as a future leader of the SNP, announced her decision publicly last August

·Scotland, United Kingdom
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The Scotsman broke the news in Scotland, United Kingdom on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
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