SNP see hung Westminster parliament as ‘most realistic’ route to indyref2, MP says

SNP MP Lara Bird pictured with First Minister John Swinney after her election to the Westminster parliament (Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

A HUNG parliament at Westminster is the most realistic route to a second independence referendum – and the one the SNP aim to pursue, a party MP has said.

Speaking to The National Podcast from the SNP conference in Aberdeen, Arbroath and Broughty Ferry MP Lara Bird said the changing face of UK politics meant there was a “really great opportunity” after the next General Election to open negotiations on a repeat of the 2014 vote.