Former First Minister Alex Salmond has claimed SNP leadership hopeful Humza Yousaf skipped a vote on same sex marriage due to “religious pressure”
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Yousaf is also under scrutiny as he missed the final vote after arranging a meeting with the Pakistani Government. He said: “I’ve been very reluctant to get involved in this because it is an internal SNP leadership battle.
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