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Alex Salmond has vowed that Alba Party MSPs will “shake things up”, as he launched its first manifesto.
Set up last month, Alba is contesting list seats across the country in an attempt to see a “supermajority” of MSPs elected who support Scottish independence.
But in a five-minute speech as he unveiled the party’s proposals on Wednesday – after which he did not take questions from journalists or bloggers in his usual way – Mr Salmond insisted Alba is not a “single-issue party”.
Here are the key pledges set out in the Alba Party manifesto:
ALBA Party Manifesto Launch.@AlexSalmond launches the #Manifesto to shake things up and create a #Supermajority for independence.https://t.co/n7W60qqbme
Alex Salmond has vowed that Alba Party MSPs will “shake things up”, as he launched its first manifesto.
Set up last month, Alba is contesting list seats across the country in an attempt to see a “supermajority” of MSPs elected who support Scottish independence.
But in a five-minute speech as he unveiled the party’s proposals on Wednesday – after which he did not take questions from journalists or bloggers in his usual way – Mr Salmond insisted Alba is not a “single-issue party”.
Here are the key pledges set out in the Alba Party manifesto:
ALBA Party Manifesto Launch.@AlexSalmond launches the #Manifesto to shake things up and create a #Supermajority for independence.https://t.co/n7W60qqbme
Douglas Ross: Most Scots understand why PM is not campaigning in Scotland
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross hit out at Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘record of failure’ (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Most people will understand why the Prime Minister is not campaigning in Scotland in the run-up to the Holyrood election, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has said.
The Tory MP defended Boris Johnson, saying the PM is focused on tackling the coronavirus pandemic, at the same time as he turned his fire on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon over her “record of failure”.
The Conservatives warn that if the SNP leader spends the next five years focusing on an independence referendum, drug deaths in Scotland could reach 2,000 a year and violent crime could also increase.
Alex Salmond has vowed that Alba Party MSPs will “shake things up”, as he launched its first manifesto.
Set up last month, Alba is contesting list seats across the country in an attempt to see a “supermajority” of MSPs elected who support Scottish independence.
But in a five-minute speech as he unveiled the party’s proposals on Wednesday – after which he did not take questions from journalists or bloggers in his usual way – Mr Salmond insisted Alba is not a “single-issue party”.
Here are the key pledges set out in the Alba Party manifesto:
ALBA Party Manifesto Launch.@AlexSalmond launches the #Manifesto to shake things up and create a #Supermajority for independence.https://t.co/n7W60qqbme