SNP leaders hint at rethink on Sturgeon’s Scottish independence plan

Party should ‘hit pause button’ on strategy conference, says Westminster leader Stephen Flynn

Nicola Sturgeon’s exit as first minister could mean a rethink on the party’s strategy to win Scottish independence, senior SNP figures have suggested.

Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said the SNP’s March special conference on independence should be postponed to allow for a leadership contest and a successor setting out their “vision”.

Mike Russell, the party’s president, also said the independence plan “needs to be discussed” after Ms Sturgeon’s shock resignation on Wednesday.