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Alex Salmond's speech in full as he launches Alba party to secure independence 'supermajority'

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26.03.2021 - 18:59

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new party - the Alba Party. The Former First Minister will lead the Alba Party, which will field at least four candidates in the regional lists.

Chris McEleny, an SNP councillor in Inverclyde, has resigned from the party to stand in the West of Scotland for Salmond's new party.

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