Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson has defended the Scottish Government’s decision to debate independence on the first day MSPs return to Holyrood after the Christmas break.
Robertson insisted there was a stark choice between remaining part of the UK and a different future outside of it.
The first Holyrood debate of 2023, which takes place on Tuesday, will be on the Government motion titled “People’s Right to Choose – Respecting Scotland’s Democratic Mandate”.
Conservative leader Douglas Ross branded the schedule “absolutely bonkers” given the pressure on the NHS and cost of living crisis.
However, Robertson said the unionist parties did not believe there was ever a good time to debate Scotland’s constitutional future, adding: “If the Westminster parties were hoping that in 2023 they can just put Scotland back in its box, then they have another think coming.
“The stakes for Scotland have never been higher – the SNP will never give up on Scottish democracy and we will never stop fighting for a better future for the people of Scotland as an independent European nation.”
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