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John Swinney refuses to say what happens to independence if SNP loses majority

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The SNP leader would not say that his party winning less than half of seats would mean that Scotland had rejected independence.

John Swinney has refused to say what will happen to Scottish independence if the SNP does not win a majority of seats at the general election .

He refused to address the question and said: "What I want to make sure is that the legitimate decisions of the people in Scotland in the election in 2021, when a Scottish Parliament was elected with a majority of members favouring independence and a referendum, that that can actually be respected by the United Kingdom."

Swinney said: "What I want to do during the election campaign is to encourage people to vote for the SNP to enable us to deliver on that policy commitment."Swinney replied: "What I'm saying is I want people to vote for the SNP..."Swinney was speaking in a general election special of BBC Question time. The programme also featured Lib Dem leader Ed Davey, Labour leader Keir Starmer and Tory Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Starmer replied: “In 2019 I campaigned for the Labour Party as I’ve always campaigned for the Labour Party.”

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