Humza Yousaf says independent Scotland will rejoin the EU
Humza Yousaf has been skewered over Scottish independence after he made a fresh swipe at Brexit.
The Scottish First Minister hit out at the UK's departure from the EU after former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale revealed she voted for the SNP in anger at the move.
Mr Yousaf said: "Kezia won't be the only one. There continues to be a cosy Westminster consensus on Brexit.
"Despite the devastating damage it is doing to our economy and society, no UK-based party is willing to oppose it.
"With independence, we can rejoin the EU as a member state in our own right."
I look forward to hearing why Independence works for Scotland but Brexit didn't work for the UK.
As one of your own advisers said, Indy is "Brexit times 10"- leaving a far closer union, more challenging border issues, more trade, a financial deficit rather than a surplus... https://t.co/REhIpObv5c
— Stephen Kerr MSP (@RealStephenKerr) February 5, 2024
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But Scottish Tory MSP Stephen Kerr questioned Mr Yousaf's argument that Scotland breaking away from the UK would work better than Brexit.
Mr Kerr said: "I look forward to hearing why independence works for Scotland but Brexit didn't work for the UK.
"As one of your own advisers said, Indy is 'Brexit times 10'- leaving a far closer union, more challenging border issues, more trade, a financial deficit rather than a surplus..."
It comes after Ms Duddale admitted voted for the SNP at the European Parliament election in 2019 as she was "so mad about Brexit".
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She told a BBC documentary: "I voted SNP once in my life and that was in the European Union elections immediately after Brexit, where I was so mad about Brexit.
"I felt I could vote for the SNP in that European Union election, because that in no way could be construed as a vote for independence."
She added: "I voted Labour in every election since then."
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