In an Interview with The Sunday National, Ash Regan has admitted she has a mountain to climb in the race to become the next SNP leader – but says she is winning support from members who see her as the “only hope” for the party right now
election would give a mandate to commence negotiations with the UK Government over leaving the Union.
Regan pointed to the example of pro-independence parties gathering 50.3% of the vote at the Scottish election and acknowledged it would be a “high hurdle” to achieve. “Once I become the leader, I will then go back to speak to them about whether – and obviously it would their choice – about whether they join us and also put that on our manifesto.Actor Alan Cumming weighs in on Kate Forbes leadership campaignShe added: “Any serious candidate in this contest that is suggesting that repeating the same strategy over and over again, I think needs to be asked some very hard questions.
When it comes to what she would do in her first day in office as first minister, Regan said one priority would be housing and funding homes for long-term let at affordable levels, which she described as a “bit like a council house of old”. “But for money where that isn’t currently being sent to charities, then we’re suggesting that we put it towards an energy company in Scotland.
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