THE ALBA Party have announced they will not be contesting the upcoming Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election.
to agree to a “Scotland United” strategy.Speaking at a meeting of the party’s national council in Rutherglen, Alba leader
“We believe that four pro-independence candidates already in a first past the post election risks handing the seat to the unionistThe announcement comes after we told how the party said that Humza Yousaf did not respond to Salmond’s proposal for a pro-independence electoral pact. “We also know that there is huge support among ordinary members of the SNP for a Scotland United approach to the General Election with all participating parties seeking a joint mandate to negotiate independence for Scotland as item one of their respective manifestos.
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