The next SNP manifesto should offer Scottish independence without the need for a referendum, two prominent party figures claimed.
Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil and Inverclyde councillor Chris McEleny want a pledge that winning a pro-independence majority would be grounds to start negotiations with Westminster.
The pair had hoped their alternative approach would be discussed at the SNP conference in June but the event was cancelled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
They now say the issue should be debated at a virtual conference. SNP members would be given an online vote on whether the party should adopt this stance in May’s Scottish Parliament elections.MacNeil said: “If Scotland wants a choice on our own future then we need a