The First Minister launched a new paper on plans for a written constitution to be developed if Scotland votes in favour of independence.
Speaking in Glasgow, the First Minister: “That’s not an abstract concept – it is worth remembering the UK Government is already seriously considering the repeal of the Human Rights Act, one of the most significant achievements of any UK Parliament in the last 30 years.
A vote for independence would see the Scottish Parliament develop an interim constitution, which would then come into force when Scotland leaves the UK. Mr Yousaf said such a document could “protect the right to take industrial action” for workers and could also set out “provisions on the right to adequate housing, the right of communities to own land, or our right as citizens to access healthcare which is free at the point of need”.
Scottish Conservative constitution spokesman Donald Cameron said: “The SNP are so obsessed with their push for independence that they are now pressing for not just one divisive referendum but two to take place if they ever get their way.”
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