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“We must unite against hatred wherever we see it - no matter the perpetrator or the victim.”
“I'm very much my own person.”
“I'm unequivocal about my belief in the rights of our marginalized communities, including our trans community, because I'm a minority myself.”
“How on earth can we have a true democracy when oligarchs like Elon Musk can buy elections? How can we have a democracy when the world's richest man - through his money, wealth, platforms, influence - can overthrow or attempt to overthrow democratically elected heads of government?”
“The far right want Muslims to leave Europe - to, in their words, 'go back home.' However, we have no home other than the countries we were born in, live, raise our children, work, pay our taxes to and contribute to.”
“Look, I've had some of the worst abuse, not just racism or Islamophobia.”
“There is only one party that's by far the largest advocating for the cause of independence - that's the SNP. So if you believe in independence and want to advance the cause of independence, I would urge people to vote for the SNP.”
“I've definitely had tough times.”
“Nigel Farage has spent his entire political career making money from dog whistle politics. If there's a dog whistle to be blown, he'll be first in the queue to blow it.”
“I always said to myself, when I entered politics, that there were two things worth trying to do. One is never trade my principles or values, the other is when it's time to go, own your mistakes that you make.”
“Independence is much bigger than the SNP, than Alex Salmond, David Cameron or Ed Miliband.”
“Unfortunately, in ending the Bute House Agreement in the manner I did, I clearly underestimated the level of hurt and upset I caused Green colleagues.”
“While many in the world rightly bemoan the rise of populism, few are willing to confront the fact that it is the hatred of Muslims that is driving populism in Europe and the west.”
“The top three issues for people are the cost of living crisis and NHS and public services and the economy. And of course, for me, independence is linked to all three.”
“I bear no ill will, and certainly bear no grudge against anyone.”
“The fact that I am even in the running, somebody who is the grandson of an immigrant who came in the 1960s to this country is even in the running, in contention for the top job in Scotland, I think speaks volumes.”
“If we had powers in our own hands we wouldn't have cruel Westminster policies foisted upon us. So that's the message - independence is absolutely linked to the cost of living crisis, or austerity or the fact that our economy has suffered because of Brexit.”
“It is important to put myself in others' shoes to truly empathise with them.”
“You've got to of course create jobs, you've got to increase the tax base, but progressive taxation those limited powers that we have, we have to make sure we're using them to their absolute maximum.”
“You cut me open, I'm about as Scottish as you come. But the truth of the matter is, I don't know whether the future for me and my wife and my three children is going to be here in Scotland or the U.K., or indeed in Europe and the West, because I have, for some time, really worried about the rise of Islamophobia.”