Alastair Campbell agrees with the observation that it is inappropriate for the leader of the SNP to be married to the party's chief executive.

“You made the observation either to them directly, I think you definitely did with Humza Yousaf, making the point that there's something just wrong about having the leader who's married to the chief executive of a political party. That is just wrong.”

Rory Stewart believes that the structural setup where the leader of the SNP is married to the chief executive is inherently wrong and facilitates potential corruption.

“There's something just wrong about having the leader who's married to the chief executive of a political party. That is just wrong.”

She disputes the characterization of the SNP as opportunistic like the Liberal Democrats and asserts it is a party that moved leftwards over time.

“Can I just absolutely refute the suggestion that the S&P's ever been like the Lib Dems? That's the most insulting thing you've ever said to me.”

John Swinney characterizes the SNP as a moderate left-of-center civic party focused on community cohesion and the common interest, serving as the antithesis to Nigel Farage's politics.

“The S SNP is a moderate left of center civic political party that believes in welcoming individuals into our society, believes in the cohesion of our communities, believes in acting in the collective and common interests of people in Scotland. None of that is what Nigel Farage believes in.”