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The SNP, led by Nicola Sturgeon, has previously said it could achieve independence by an entirely different route after the party agreed to wording a motion that could turn the upcoming elections in Holyrood into a de facto independence referendum. The Plan B motion presented by Inverclyde Councilman Chris McEleny and Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil was agreed by SNP National Secretary Angus MacLeod.
The motion describes that if a majority of the pro-independence candidates are elected in next year’s Holyrood election, it will be seen as a mandate to begin independence negotiations in Westminster.
The motion will now be debated at the party conference, which Express.co.uk understands will take place next month.
He adds: “The conference calls on the Scottish government to establish the legal competence of the Scottish Parliament to hold a referendum on Scottish independence without the approval of the UK Parliament.
“The conference instructs that if the UK government denies a referendum on the future of Scotland and competition to hold a consultative referendum is not established, the manifesto for the 2021 Scottish parliamentary elections will indicate that the election of a majority of seats to In favor of independence, in the absence of a referendum, it will be a mandate from the people of Scotland to initiate independence negotiations with the UK government. “
If passed, the motion could be part of party policy and could be an alternative to a Section 30 order that Holyrood requires to hold a referendum.
Only Westminster has the power to grant such powers and Boris Johnson has made it clear that there will be no second independence vote after the 2014 vote revealed that most people wished to remain in the UK.
Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon laid out her legislative plan earlier this month and unveiled proposals for a bill on a separation vote.
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“The coronavirus has been the greatest public health crisis of our life and the SNP government will continue to work hard for the people of Scotland.
But the pressure on Boris Johnson to respect the democratic rights of voters in Scotland is now immense. Make no mistake, a referendum on the future of Scotland is coming up, and we will win. “
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