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tried to put a brave face on her defection, it was a sub-optimal precursor to the party’s autumn conference, which begins in Aberdeen on Sunday.
Nevertheless, her decision to jump ship simply added to the sense of decline permeating Scotland’s governing party.in March, long-standing SNP MP Angus MacNeill has been expelled for criticising the leader’s independence strategy. with a swing of 20% away from the SNP, providing further proof that the party’s hegemony north of the border is on the wane.
After becoming leader, Yousaf said that the SNP winning more Westminster seats than their rivals would be sufficient. Some nationalists believe that independence should be put on the back burner so the party can first re-establish its credentials as a competent party of government.
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