Former SNP leader and first minister Alex Salmond and former Scottish cabinet secretary Alex Neil are scheduled to deliver eulogies
A memorial service for the late SNP politician Winnie Ewing, the party’s first female parliamentarian, will be held this weekend and livestreamed on social media.
dedicated to the party stalwart, who was first elected in a by-election in Hamilton in 1967. Gaelic songs will be performed by Julie Foulis, accompanied by her husband Eamon Doorley. Ms Ewing’s granddaughter Ciara is also expected to sing and the entire service is to be livestreamed to Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo.
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