SNP's Flynn Calls Indyref2 Reasonable After Record Pro-Indy MSPs

Stephen Flynn, the newly elected Scottish National Party MSP for Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, described calls for a second independence referendum as "perfectly reasonable" following the Scottish Parliament election, which delivered the highest number of pro-independence lawmakers in Holyrood's history.

The election, held on Thursday, saw the SNP secure the largest number of seats but fall short of an outright majority. Including the Scottish Greens, pro-independence MSPs now total 73 in the 129-seat chamber. Speaking on Sky News' Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Flynn argued that voters deserved the chance to choose their future. "I think it's perfectly reasonable based upon the result of the election where... we now have more pro-independence MSPs coming into Holyrood than ever before," he said. He urged Westminster to recognize the shift, contrasting "broken, Brexit Britain" with the prospects of an independent Scotland that could harness its energy resources for economic growth and prosperity.

Flynn, previously the MP for Aberdeen South, plans to step down from Westminster to take his Holyrood seat. The SNP had conditioned a referendum push on winning a...