Building a movement of hope in 2026

Today, our First Minister and SNP Leader John Swinney will pledge that the SNP will use the 2026 election campaign to build a national movement of hope across Scotland.

Speaking in Glasgow, the First Minister contrasts the increasingly right-wing Westminster system which is making people in Scotland poorer, with his vision for a better Scotland with independence which allows us to rejoin the EU, build an economy that works for everyone and bring down energy bills.

“With each passing day, Westminster becomes ever more distant from offering solutions to Scotland’s challenges. The UK is lurching further and further to the right. Bad decisions like Brexit and austerity are leaving us all worse off. In this election, we will offer a vision for a very different future for Scotland. The Scotland we believe in is a modern, progressive, socially democratic Scotland at the heart of Europe. So let 2026 be a year when we rightly celebrate all that we are - but also imagine that which we could be. Where others sow fear and division across Scotland, let us plant the seeds of hope and ambition. Where others try and tell people in Scotland that they can’t, let us show them that we can. Let us build a national movement for hope - one that reaches into every community in the land. Let us build a Scotland that all of us can be proud of. On May 7th, vote SNP and let’s offer Scotland a fresh start with independence.”

I'll be working alongside John Swinney and the rest of the SNP to spread the message of hope to the people of Angus North & Mearns, to win the seat for the SNP and make sure that we deliver on our promises of improving lives for everyone both here and in the whole of Scotland.