The Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, has urged independence supporters to defect from the Scottish National party to “boot the Tories out” of Downing Street, as the first minister, Humza Yousaf, told wavering voters that the cost of living crisis made independence more urgent than ever.
As the two leaders made their first major speeches on Monday, in what is expected to be a general election year, both made particular reference to pro-independence voters.
