SNP’s Forbes to Run for Leader as Robertson Rules Himself Out

One of the early favorites to succeed Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she would stand in the leadership contest as a potential rival frontrunner ruled himself out.

Kate Forbes, 32, who is in charge of finance and the economy in Scotland’s semi-autonomous government, said on Monday in a Twitter post that she would run to replace Sturgeon, who took UK politics by surprise last week by announcing her resignation.