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The SNP has just 18 months to save the case for Scottish independence after suffering a drubbing in the general election, its Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has admitted.

As the hours tick down to polling day, Scottish nationalists are beginning to assess the damage this election campaign has inflicted on the cause of Scottish independence.

Taking “real action on independence” is Alba’s top priority at the upcoming election, leader Alex Salmond has announced as he launched the party’s manifesto.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has launched its 2024 election manifesto, in which leader John Swinney said a vote for his party would “intensify” the pressure to secure Scottish independence.

John Swinney has said there should be a referendum on Scottish independence in the next five years as he denied the SNP are downplaying the issue in its General Election campaign.

John Swinney has confirmed that the SNP’s strategy for independence is still based on winning a majority of seats at the forthcoming general election.

This is a big moment in Scottish politics, not least for John Swinney himself. For the second time in his life, he’s been elected leader of the SNP in difficult circumstances, only this time without a contest.