SNP leader gives keynote speech at party conference in Aberdeen

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Scottish First Minister John Swinney will insist "the stars are aligning" for Scottish independence. The SNP leader is set to deliver his remarks in a speech on Saturday afternoon during the final day of the party conference in Aberdeen. He will claim that 2026 marks a "turning point" in the country’s "journey towards statehood" and unionist parties at Westminster are "weaker than they have ever been". Follow latest ➡️ https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-burnham-labour-man-city-badenoch-farage-polanski-12593360 #snp #scotland #aberdeen #skynews #live #breakingnews #politics SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Why not listen to one of our podcasts? This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy or Ed Conway's Stuff Matters, available here: https://podfollow.com/stuff-matters To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales

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