A motion says the SNP would seek to start negotiations with the UK Government on independence if wins a majority of seats at the general election.
A proposed policy which could see the SNP seek to kick-start independence negotiations if it wins most seats at the next general election has been rejected by Labour’s shadow chancellor.
A second referendum on independence has been repeatedly ruled out by successive Conservative prime ministers, and Labour has also said it will not authorise a vote if elected. “I don’t think that those are issues that resonate with people here in Rutherglen, or indeed across Scotland.“This is not the time for a referendum. This is the time to focus on the cost-of-living crisis and sorting out our public services.”
Meanwhile, veteran SNP MP Pete Wishart has urged his party to move towards an independence strategy based on a majority of votes instead of seats. The First Minister, however, initially set out a majority of seats method during a special SNP convention on independence in June.Mr Yousaf’s strategy has been criticised by former first minister and SNP leader Alex Salmond, who now leads the Alba Party, who claimed the approach is not credible.
The First Minister said: “If they are not going to allow us to test our proposition for popular support, I believe we have to use the next electoral means to do that.
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