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Yousaf dismisses Salmond’s Stone of Destiny ‘standoff’ plan

Alex Salmond Humza Yousaf Edinburgh Castle Police Edinburgh King Charles III

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Humza Yousaf has dismissed Alex Salmond’s suggestion that police should have been used to prevent the Stone of Destiny being moved from Edinburgh Castle.

The First Minister said the ancient stone is “all (Mr Salmond’s) been talking about” recently.

The Alba Party leader had said that Scottish police should have staged a “standoff” outside Edinburgh Castle, preventing the historic artefact from being moved to London for the King’s coronation.

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