A senior SNP MP has cast doubt on whether his party’s independence plan will have the desired effect on the UK Government.
In an interview with Holyrood magazine, Pete Wishart said the leaders at Westminster would “probably not” respect the Scottish Government’s plans to reboot negotiations on the constitutional issue if the SNP wins the general election in Scotland.
First Minister Humza Yousaf set out his desired plan to party delegates in Dundee where he said securing an agreement to hold a second referendum would always be plan A.