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Angela Eagle says data is not there to support Robert Jenrick’s assertions as Nigel Farage prepares to also address issue in press conferenceSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Kate Forbes, Scotland’s deputy first minister and previous Scottish National party leadership contender, has announced she is quitting Holyrood at the next election. The news will shock her party. Forbes has long been regarded by centrists in the party as a potential leader and was a favourite of many business leaders and SNP MSPs aligned with former leader Alex Salmond. She said she had reflected over the recess about whether to stand again at next May’s Scottish parliamentary election, but had decided to put her young family first. In a statement she said:I have grown up in the public eye, getting married, having a baby and raising a young family. I have consistently put the public’s needs ahead of my family’s during that time. I am grateful to them for accommodating the heavy demands of being a political figure. Looking ahead to the future, I do not want to miss any more of the precious early years of family life – which can never be rewound. Continue reading...

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