He added: “The whole idea ofis couched in the terms that the European Union has made the United Kingdom outdated in terms of the nature of the union and actually a lot of that legacy was thanks to Winnie.
“I think that legacy is absolutely still there and if we look at the way politics has shaped, when Scotland becomes independent, it got that boost from Brexit because people identified with the idea of Scotland being a member of the European Union. Gethins also pointed out there were other influential SNP figures who had been MEPs, such as Allan Macartney and Neil MacCormick.
“And Winnie led way in that being a figure, a real person of clout within the party, and saw a career for herself within the European Parliament.
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