SNP rivals set out indyref2 plans in TV debate

The 3 candidates vying to regenerate Nicola Sturgeon arsenic SNP person person acceptable retired their plans for independency during the contest's archetypal unrecorded TV debate.

Health caput Humza Yousaf said helium wanted to physique a "consistent majority" for independence.

Finance caput Kate Forbes said the SNP needed to "reach retired to those who are not yet convinced" connected the issue.

Rival campaigner Ash Regan said the SNP had "lost its way" and pledged to unite the broader Yes movement.

Following Nicola Sturgeon's resignation announcement, each 3 candidates are moving to go some the adjacent SNP person and Scotland's archetypal minister.

Speaking successful the STV debate, Mr Yousaf pledged to turn enactment for independency "to caller heights".

He said: "I americium the lone campaigner who volition basal up to Westminster's powerfulness drawback and support our democracy, support a pro- independency bulk successful parliament."

Ms Forbes said it was clip for a caller procreation to pb and that she was acceptable for the job.

She emphasised it was important to triumph implicit those who are not yet decided connected independency by putting the system "front and centre", adding that it was clip "for a caller procreation to lead, and I americium acceptable and capable to pb that caller generation".

Ms Regan said the SNP had to usage the ballot container via elections arsenic the "gold standard" to gaining independency and said she would "build the foundations for independence" done a dedicated committee and convention.

She described the attack of the different candidates arsenic "wishy washy" and said if the SNP won much than 50% of the votes successful immoderate election, that should beryllium treated arsenic a mandate for opening independency negotiations.

There was part among the candidates connected the Scottish Greens remaining portion of the Scottish government.

Ms Regan said she would "review" the powerfulness sharing statement to guarantee it was "working for the radical of Scotland".

Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie, meanwhile, said connected Twitter that Ms Regan's assertion that she had spoken to the leaders of each pro-Yes parties earlier connected Tuesday was not true.

Mr Yousaf described the woody with Mr Harvie's' enactment arsenic "vital", portion Ms Forbes refused to accidental categorically the statement would remain, adding it would beryllium for the Greens to determine if they were blessed with her attack if she won the enactment contest.

SNP members tin ballot for Ms Sturgeon's successor from 13 March.

The victor volition beryllium announced connected 27 March.

Mr Yousaf has had the astir fig of Scottish authorities ministers declaring their enactment for him with Angus Robertson the latest of 4 furniture secretaries to bash so.

Finance caput Ms Forbes has the backing of concern curate Ivan McKee, portion Ms Regan has the enactment of precocious illustration MP Joanna Cherry.

A peculiar variation of the Debate Night programme from Edinburgh volition aerial astatine 20:00 connected Tuesday 14 March connected BBC One Scotland.