SNP leadership: Yousaf defends decision to miss gay marriage vote

February 24, 2023   

(BBC) SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf has defended his decision to miss the final vote on Scotland’s equal marriage legislation.

Former minister Alex [Neil] said Mr Yousaf arranged a meeting in February 2014 as cover.

But the health secretary said he had an “unavoidable” engagement about a death row prisoner in Pakistan.

Earlier this week fellow contender Kate Forbes said she would have voted against the bill on religious grounds.

The finance secretary, who was not an MSP at the time, later said she felt “greatly burdened” that some of her comments had caused hurt.

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