John Swinney: “I am so incredibly grateful for that support – and it is the measure of a party that is focused resolutely on the…”

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.

Make no mistake – if we had lost the election this year, if we were out of power – then the independence cause would have been set back decades.

Friends, we are winning. One by one, the stars are aligning in our favour.

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.