Ms Regan, who becomes Alba’s first ever MSP at Holyrood, said she was defecting because SNP had 'lost its focus on independence'.
The defection of former SNP leadership contender Ash Regan to the Alba Party, is “no great loss”, Humza Yousaf has insisted.
But Mr Yousaf, however, said Ms Regan’s departure was “no great loss to the SNP group” in the Scottish Parliament. “I can give you a guarantee that people did not vote for Ash in her constituency because of any personal vote, they voted for her because she had the SNP logo next to her name in the 2021 election.
Ms Regan had previously spoken out against SNP policy on gender recognition reform, quitting her role as community safety minister so she could vote against legislation on this. However, she said on Saturday that it had “become increasingly clear that the SNP has lost its focus on independence” adding that she “could not, in good conscience, continue to be part of a party that has drifted from its path”.
“Having Ash join the Alba Party enriches our team and sharpens our focus on the immediate need for Scottish Independence.
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