Veteran SNP MP says independence plan will ‘probably not’ lead to UK Government talks
A senior SNP MP has cast doubt on whether his party’s independence plan will have the desired effect on the UK Government.
But in failing that, the party will contest the election, expected sometime in 2024, with the manifesto pledge of “vote SNP for independence”.But Wishart, who is the party’s longest serving MP, speaking prior to the independence convention in June, referenced Yousaf’s predecessor’s approach which saw Nicola Sturgeon propose a “de facto referendum”, targeting 50% plus one of the vote.
“But we are not responsible for how the UK responds to these situations and what we will have done is demonstrate to the UK and the world that Scotland has decided to be an independent nation and whether that elicits some sort of positive response from the UK, I don’t know, but they might actually go, ‘oh, alright, you’ve done it’, and will move things forward.”
Goldie served as the Tory leader north of the border between 2005 and 2011, with her leadership seeing her party work with then-SNP leader Alex Salmond on multiple budgets.
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