FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf will the establishment of a constitutional convention to negotiate independence if the SNP win the most Scottish seats…
Joanna Cherry has put forward a proposal – which she said the SNP leader has backed – which would see the Scottish Government assemble a group of MSPs, MPs and representatives from trade unions and religious leaders to negotiate independence.
The group was formed of politicians of all parties – initially including the SNP who later withdrew – trade unionists, representatives from the Church of Scotland and the Roman Catholic Church and business groups, among others.Yousaf is said to be open to the idea and senior party insiders say the SNP is keen to present an “inclusive” approach to its independence strategy in the run-up to the General Election.
It would need to be approved by parliament and it’s expected this would pass given the pro-independence majority in “We are both in agreement that to treat the next General Election as a de facto referendum would be unwise.“Furthermore, the party is not going to be able to win 50% or more of the vote even including the votes of other pro-independence parties.
“That could encompass immediate independence negotiations, or a referendum, or transferring the power to hold a referendum and other matters such as employment rights, etc, to Holyrood.
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