{"id":26195,"date":"2023-10-29T14:30:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T14:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/?p=26195"},"modified":"2023-10-29T14:30:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T14:30:48","slug":"snp-in-turmoil-as-former-mp-who-refused-to-go-back-partners-with-alba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/politics\/snp-in-turmoil-as-former-mp-who-refused-to-go-back-partners-with-alba\/","title":{"rendered":"SNP in turmoil as former MP who refused to go back partners with Alba"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex Salmond issues warning to SNP MPs<\/h3>\n

Humza Yousaf suffered another blow today, after an ex-SNP MP announced he would begin working with Alex Salmond\u2019s Alba party in Westminster.<\/p>\n

Angus MacNeil, who was elected as an SNP MP in 2019, was expelled by the party in August after a row with Chief Whip Brendan O\u2019Hara was broadcast in the press.<\/p>\n

He refused to re-join the SNP group after his suspension expired, saying he wouldn\u2019t do so until the party got \u201cserious\u201d about independence.<\/p>\n

Today Mr MacNeil announced he will continue as an independent MP, but will work with Mr Salmond\u2019s pro-independence Alba party from now on.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the latest major boost for the former First Minister\u2019s party, after securing the shock defection of a senior SNP MSP yesterday.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/strong> SNP plunged into chaos as ex-leadership contender quits with swipe at Yousaf<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Former leadership contender Ash Regan, who secured 11 per cent of the vote against Mr Yousaf, said she was jumping ship as she could not \u201cin good conscience continue to be part of a party that has drifted from its path and its commitment to achieving independence as a matter of urgency\u201d.<\/p>\n

Announcing today\u2019s boost to their ranks in SW1, Alba\u2019s Westminster leader Neale Hanvey said: \u201cWhilst Angus will continue to sit as an independent MP, following his offer to work cross-party on independence, it\u2019s only Alba who have responded and he has now begun working with us under the shared banner of Scotland United\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cA United Scotland campaign can only make progress if those involved hold a genuine determination for Scotland to be a normal independent country. Those who choose devolution or disregard the aspirations of their voters now risk being crushed on the political rocks.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur movement is resilient and will regroup driving forward to independence with or without them.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The] Alba Party will make a significant contribution to contesting the General Election next year but our strategic objective is the next Scottish Parliament elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

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