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Swinney calls on MSPs to unanimously back Scotland’s ‘right to decide’
John Swinney says the motion should pass unanimously as he presses MSPs to back a future independence referendum.
- First Minister John Swinney will ask the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday to unanimously endorse a motion stating that Scotland is a nation with a right to decide its own future.
- This move follows a meeting in Cardiff on Monday where first ministers from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland jointly declared that "Westminster's time is coming to an end" amid pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
- Swinney argued the movement for self-determination is "gathering pace" while facing SNP calls to adopt a four-point strategy, including building a "democratic, lawful and credible" route to independence.
- Following the SNP Government's re-election in May, MSPs previously passed a motion calling on the Government to devolve powers for an independence referendum by 72 votes to 55.
- Ahead of the SNP's forthcoming conference, members may debate establishing an "independence delivery unit" to lay the groundwork for Scotland's "right to choose" in future elections.
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Swinney calls on MSPs to unanimously back Scotland’s ‘right to decide’
The First Minister claimed Westminster’s position of vetoing democracy was unsustainable.
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