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Nicola Sturgeon 'not convinced' MSPs would vote for same-sex marriage today

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The former first minister claimed it may not have passed because there would be a 'much more toxic debate' on the subject.

The former first minister claimed MSPs may not have voted it through because there would be a "much more toxic debate" on the subject.

Sturgeon said many "uncontroversial" policies in the the past would be "probably be controversial" today.She continued: "If an MSP or the government was to take a proposal to parliament to increase the number of MSPs, it would just descend into the most vicious, toxic rammy, with bad faith arguments all over the place.

“I'm not even convinced equal marriage would – certainly not without a much more toxic debate – get there today.

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