ASH Regan has acknowledged that she has not spoken to her constituents about her decision to defect to Alba, despite receiving opposition from some of them. She plans to engage with her constituents but refuses to resign, stating that they know and trust her.
ASH Regan has admitted she has not spoken to her constituents about defecting to Alba even though some of them have already written to her to oppose her decision.She told The National on Monday that some of her Edinburgh Eastern constituents had already told her they do not agree with her move, but she is refusing to resign her seat insisting they “know her and trust her”.“I have had a number of people write to me both for and against so I will go back and engage with those constituents.
She said the SNP’s decision to use a majority of seats at the General Election as a trigger for independence negotiations withAsked when she decided to shift to Alba, she said: “I can honestly tell you it was not something I had been considering for a long period of time at all. She added: “I think everyone can see Humza is going through a really tough time in his personal life right now.
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