Huge pro-Indy march a possible ‘threat’ to SNP says BBC Scotland presenter

A huge march in support of Scottish independence could be a threat to the SNP, a BBC Scotland presenter has said.

Gordon Brewer made the claim during a live discussion on the Sunday Politics Scotland programme.

Speaking to journalist Paul Hutcheon, the presenter said: “A few years ago if you had a demonstration like that in Glasgow for independence the SNP leadership would have said ‘oh this is absolutely fantastic’.

“It’s not quite so clear now. In a way it’s almost a threat to them because there does seem to be this feeling among a lot of Yes supporters that they’re not getting what they want and it’s the SNP that’s holding it up.”

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Source : Indyref2.scot
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Publication Date : May 7, 2018

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