Scottish First Minister and SNP leader Humza Yousaf urged his party to back his plan as members debated their independence strategy.
Scotland’s First Minister has rejected calls for the SNP to need to secure more than half of all votes cast north of the border in the next general election to start independence negotations with Westminster.
Mr Yousaf said he backed an amendment to require the SNP to win a majority of Scottish seats in the general election to achieve this. The SNP leader urged his party: “Let’s not fall into the trap of setting ourselves a bar no other party sets itself to win. His comments came as he insisted the need for Scotland to become independent had never “been more urgent” as people struggle amid the cost-of-living crisis.
He added: “After today’s debate let us agree we come together and work like we have never worked before to deliver a better future for our country.”
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