What we have now is a Scottish parliament that has the largest number of independent supporting MSPs in its membership ever in its history, so that is an indication that after the May 7 elections there remains the solid appetite within Scotland to decide our own constitutional future.
On the pro-independence majority in the Scottish Parliament.
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So Scotland’s a welcoming country. We want to make sure that when people come to Scotland, we can support them and that we can support them well.
Conference, because we won the election – and because we won the trust of people in Scotland - we can now do two things: improve people’s lives here and now, and build the best possible future by delivering Scottish independence.
And I would welcome Scotland being able to determine our approach to immigration and to asylum.
In Westminster – Unionists united in their panic. 2026 has been a turning point in Scotland’s journey towards statehood, and there is no turning back.
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