Newly elected Scottish Green leaders to campaign on universal income and free bus travel

Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay, elected after 12.7% turnout, also vow to campaign on higher taxation of rich

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The new leaders of the Scottish Greens, Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay, have promised to campaign for a universal income, free bus travel and higher taxation on the rich after winning a muted election contest.

Greer and Mackay, who were both backbench MSPs at Holyrood, were appointed co-conveners of the Scottish Greens after a noticeably low turnout of 12.7% – only 950 of the party’s 7,500 members voted after a low-key summer campaign.