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Forbes made a [[pro-life]] statement at a prayer breakfast event in 2018, remarking that the "measure of true progress" is the "treatment of the unborn".<ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16280747.snp-rising-star-kate-forbes-made-pro-life-call-brian-souter-prayer-breakfast-event/ SNP rising star Kate Forbes made pro-life call at Brian Souter prayer breakfast event]</ref> | Forbes made a [[pro-life]] statement at a prayer breakfast event in 2018, remarking that the "measure of true progress" is the "treatment of the unborn".<ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16280747.snp-rising-star-kate-forbes-made-pro-life-call-brian-souter-prayer-breakfast-event/ SNP rising star Kate Forbes made pro-life call at Brian Souter prayer breakfast event]</ref> | ||
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| + | On the other hand, she holds numerous left-wing views in line with her party, such as voting in favour of anti-free speech legislation in 2021.<ref>[https://care.org.uk/news/2021/03/find-out-how-your-msps-voted-on-the-hate-crime-bill Find out how your MSPs voted on the Hate Crime Bill]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:57, June 2, 2022
Kate Elizabeth Forbes (b. 1990) is a Scottish politician. Although she is a member of the far-left SNP, the party that rules Scotland under dictator Sturgeon, she holds some socially conservative views, and has been nicknamed "Tartan Thatcher".[1]
Political career
She was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2016, representing the constituency of Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch.
Views
Forbes made a pro-life statement at a prayer breakfast event in 2018, remarking that the "measure of true progress" is the "treatment of the unborn".[2]
On the other hand, she holds numerous left-wing views in line with her party, such as voting in favour of anti-free speech legislation in 2021.[3]
Personal life
In February 2022, Forbes announced that she was pregnant with her first child.