EXCLUSIVE: Jim Sillars said the SNP had to find a new leader 'who knows what the people's priorities are' in order to recover its reputation in government.
The SNP has damaged the case for Scottish independence by its "incompetence in government", a former deputy leader of the party has warned.
He spoke out after another dramatic day in Scottish politics which saw Humza Yousaf announce his resignation as First Minister after just over a year in Bute House. "Humza Yousaf set off as the continuity candidate and the continuity First Minister, seemingly unaware the Sturgeon legacy, to which he adhered, was one of mess and mediocrity, and handcuffed to the zealots in the Green party. That was bound to end in tears."
"And addressing the deep-seated economic problems faces at the present time. Those are the people's priorities. Sillars added: "Many people make the mistake the SNP equals independence. It doesn't. But the SNP is an important instrument in advancing the cause of independence.
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