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could lose more than a dozen MPs at next year’s general election and still claim they have a mandate for
At the party’s autumn conference in Aberdeen, delegates agreed that having a majority of Scottish MPs at Westminster would be enough to trigger negotiations with the UK government.That means the party’s target is having at least 29 MPs, which is 14 fewer than they have at the moment. Under the Westminster voting system, they could even achieve that total with less than 40% of the vote.“They will declare independence if they lose seats but get a majority of Scottish MPs,” the source said. “The public won’t take them seriously any more.”, who had claimed that just having the most Scottish MPs was enough to begin talks with Westminster on breaking up the UK.
But Scottish Conservative constitution spokesperson Donald Cameron said: “Humza Yousaf and the SNP are committed to wasting more taxpayers’ money on independence, rather than addressing the real priorities of Scotland.”HuffPost UK Daily Brief Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our
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