Alba issue rally announcement as Believe in Scotland row continues

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THE Alba Party have issued a statement after it was confirmed the party would not have a speaker at an upcoming independence rally.

In response to Joanna Cherry MP sharing an article on the row on social media, Alba party chair Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh said the party would be speaking at a number of future independence events.Furthermore, Ahmed-Sheikh said the party's candidates for the General Election will be announced from next week onwards.Pro-Palestine groups urge members to join Scottish independence march

BiS has said "there is no one to blame for Alba not being represented at the Believe in Scotland rally other than Alba themselves".The latest in the back-and-forth has came from Ahmed-Sheikh, who wrote on Twitter/X that her colleague's Kenny MacAskill MP and former first ministerwill be speaking at All Under One Banner's rally on May 4 and Hope Over Fear's 10th anniversary rally on September 14 respectively.

She added:"Alba's position is we’ll share a platform with all pro-independence groups and parties, and to that end Kenny MacAskill has accepted an invite to speak at the AUOB march on May 4 and Alex Salmond will speak at the Hope Over Fear 10th anniversary rally on September 14.

 

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