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Graeme McCormick had looked on course to secure enough support to force a formal leadership contest. But he agreed to not seek nomination late last night following talks with Mr Swinney.
Elsewhere, he accused the SNP of "Grand Old Duchess of York behaviour" and "prevaricating" over independence. He said: "I think Alba is needed because it's filling a vacuum, and I think it will grow because...Nicola will prevaricate. "Nicola lost her nerve on independence back in 2017 and has never recovered it – it's as simple as that." He said Alba will grow when it is demonstrated the party's argument is correct, adding: "There will be a million wasted SNP votes on the regional list." Mr Salmond also attacked senior SNP figures, calling the party's MP John Nicolson "the...
Alba party leader Alex Salmond in Ellon as votes continue to be counted for the Scottish Parliamentary Elections at the P&J Live/TECA, Aberdeen. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire Alba only fielded candidates on Scotland’s eight regional lists, calling for SNP voters to back it with their second ballots in an effort to “max the Yes”. But Mr Salmond and Kenny MacAskill, who defected from the SNP to join Alba, said initial results suggested it would not return any MSPs. Speaking on the Through a Scottish Prism podcast on Saturday, Mr Salmond said he would now focus on growing the party into...
AUOB national organiser Neil Mackay urged people who have not registered to attend the rally to stay away from George Square ALL Under One Banner is making its contribution to the Now Scotland Day of Action tomorrow with a small static rally in Glasgow’s George Square from 1pm. Had the pandemic gone away, the AUOB organisers would have gone ahead with a march and rally in the city on May Day, and doubtless tens of thousands of Yes supporters would have attended but all such processions have been cancelled in line with the Scottish Government’s advice on keeping people safe.
THE Scottish Greens have been accused of “actively working against” the independence cause by fighting the SNP in a dozen constituencies at the Holyrood election and potentially helping Unionist candidates win. The claim came from Alex Salmond's pro-independence Alba Party, which has urged its supporters to vote SNP in constituencies and Alba on the regional list in order to maximise the number of pro-independence MSPs. Senior Alba candidate Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, a former SNP MP, also suggested the Greens were not being honest with voters and taking them for “fools”. Althou...