Humza Yousaf insists he 'definitely' attended meeting on day of Scotland's same-sex marriage vote
Scotland's First Minister has said he "definitely" attended a meeting about a man on death row in Pakistan the day of Scotland's same-sex marriage vote after a newspaper suggested there was no record of it.
The Herald newspaper reported on Saturday that it had obtained Scottish Government briefings, letters and notes which, it claimed, showed no record of the meeting at the consulate.Asked whether he did attend the meeting, Mr Yousaf told the PA news agency: "I was definitely at the meeting for sure, of course I was at the meeting as was the Pakistani consul.
Top news stories today During the leadership campaign, Mr Yousaf's fellow leadership candidate Kate Forbes came under fire after said she would not have backed the legislation for same-sex marriage had she been an MSP at the time.
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