Nicola Sturgeon has ruled out working with Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party after May’s Holyrood election – but has left open the prospect of a future deal with the Scottish Greens.
While she insisted she is fighting the upcoming election in a bid to win an outright majority for the SNP after the May 6 ballot, Ms Sturgeon did not rule out the prospect of working with the Greens – who also favour Scottish independence – if her party falls short of that.
Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater spoke out about the prospect of a coalition between the two parties, saying the Greens “want to be in government in this country”.
Nicola Sturgeon said she wants people to be able to vote again on whether the country should become independent NICOLA Sturgeon has said she will push ahead with legislation to enable Holyrood to hold a second referendum on independence if there is a pro-independence majority in the Scottish Parliament after next month’s election – and if Boris Johnson continues to fail to agree a new vote. The First Minister has said she wants people to be able to vote again on whether the country should become independent and has said she wants this to happen in the early part of the new parliament – once the country the is out of the pandemic.
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Nicola Sturgeon has ruled out working with Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party after May’s Holyrood election – but has left open the prospect of a future deal with the Scottish Greens.
While she insisted she is fighting the upcoming election in a bid to win an outright majority for the SNP after the May 6 ballot, Ms Sturgeon did not rule out the prospect of working with the Greens – who also favour Scottish independence – if her party falls short of that.
Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater spoke out about the prospect of a coalition between the two parties, saying the Greens “want to be in government in this country”.
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First minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, leaves her home in Glasgow
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Nicola Sturgeon has ruled out working with Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party after May’s Holyrood election – but has left open the prospect of a future deal with the Scottish Greens.
While she insisted she is fighting the upcoming election in a bid to win an outright majority for the SNP after the May 6 ballot, Sturgeon did not rule out the prospect of working with the Greens – who also favour Scottish independence – if her party falls short of that.
Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater spoke out about the prospect of a coalition between the two parties, saying the Greens “want to be in government in this country”.