Shadow home secretary James Cleverly has urged the party to avoid descending into ‘bitter infighting and finger pointing’
John Swinney must step aside as SNP leader to make way for a “fresh start” under Kate Forbes and Stephen Flynn, one of the party’s former MPs has said.
At the election the SNP lost 39 of the 48 seats it won in 2019. Douglas Chapman, who stood down as Dunfermline and West Fife MP at the recent election, told the Herald newspaper:
I believe we really do need that fresh start, that fresh impetus, and we need to look to our members to provide that and to be brutally honest with the leadership of the party about what they think has gone wrong and what they think the solutions might be.
We are all well aware of the shortcomings that we’ve had in recent years and that’s everything from the quality of delivery of services, the Scottish government, and making sure that is reset and focused on, making sure we can get back to a situation where the people of Scotland actually trust us as their government.
I know he has not been in the post very long, but I think it’s time to really clear the decks and use the next 700 days to make sure there is a pro-independence government in Holyrood come 2026.
My own feeling is we need a completely fresh start and that points to a new leadership team with the attitude of putting independence at the forefront.
This will be a Nato-first strategic defence review, a focus on our unshakeable commitment to the North Atlantic, to the Europe area, to make sure that we’re keeping not only the UK safe but keeping our allies safe.
Because if we don’t support Ukraine and if they don’t win, Russia won’t stop there.
Continue reading…Shadow home secretary James Cleverly has urged the party to avoid descending into ‘bitter infighting and finger pointing’John Swinney must step aside as SNP leader to make way for a “fresh start” under Kate Forbes and Stephen Flynn, one of the party’s former MPs has said.At the election the SNP lost 39 of the 48 seats it won in 2019. Douglas Chapman, who stood down as Dunfermline and West Fife MP at the recent election, told the Herald newspaper:I believe we really do need that fresh start, that fresh impetus, and we need to look to our members to provide that and to be brutally honest with the leadership of the party about what they think has gone wrong and what they think the solutions might be.We are all well aware of the shortcomings that we’ve had in recent years and that’s everything from the quality of delivery of services, the Scottish government, and making sure that is reset and focused on, making sure we can get back to a situation where the people of Scotland actually trust us as their government.I know he has not been in the post very long, but I think it’s time to really clear the decks and use the next 700 days to make sure there is a pro-independence government in Holyrood come 2026.My own feeling is we need a completely fresh start and that points to a new leadership team with the attitude of putting independence at the forefront.This will be a Nato-first strategic defence review, a focus on our unshakeable commitment to the North Atlantic, to the Europe area, to make sure that we’re keeping not only the UK safe but keeping our allies safe.Because if we don’t support Ukraine and if they don’t win, Russia won’t stop there. Continue reading…