Edinburgh SNP group's new leader will be Lesley Macinnes or Simita Kumar

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com— The contest to become the next leader of the SNP group on Edinburgh council is to be a straight fight between two of the party’s female councillors. Former transport and environment convener Lesley Macinnes and the group’s education spokesperson Simita Kumar will go head to head in the internal election among the city’s 18 SNP councillors next week. Former housing convener Kate Campbell had been expected to stand and was widely tipped to win, but she decided not to put her name forward....

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com—Edinburgh council: First-ever person of colour elected to lead a council group as Simita Kumar takes SNP job. The first woman of colour to lead a political group in Edinburgh Council has said her election marks a “significant milestone toward equalities.” Councillor Simita Kumar was voted into the SNP group’s top job at a meeting on Tuesday, April 30, becoming its first-ever female leader. Speaking afterwards, she said she hoped to “inspire and pave the way for more diverse voices in our political landscape.” The new chief of the City Chambers’ largest contingent of councillors said her opposition would...

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