Candidate to replace Nicola Sturgeon also pledges to scrap gender recognition bill in campaign launch
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Ash Regan, the third candidate competing to become the Scottish National party leader and first minister, has said she believes Scotland will be allowed its independence without a referendum if enough voters support pro-independence parties in an election.
Regan’s campaign launch took place on Friday before the midday deadline for nominations. The Scottish health secretary, Humza Yousaf, and the finance secretary, Kate Forbes, are the other two candidates in the race.
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