THE SNP should debate the role of monarchy in an independent Scotland but must not let it "derail" the Yes campaign, a senior MP has said.
Republican Tommy Sheppard spoke out after his fellow party MP Stewart McDonald said the SNP should clarify its position on having an unelected head of state ahead of any fresh independence vote.
McDonald – who is also for Scotland becoming a republic – has urged the party to engage in debate on the matter in the run-up to the coronation in May, saying “it is surely right and proper that we debate our party’s position on this before any future referendum”.
