SNP calls for byelection in MP’s East Lothian seat, and describes his departure as ‘somewhat of a relief’
The former Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill, has become the first prominent Scottish National party politician to defect to Alex Salmond’s new Alba party.
The SNP called for a Westminster byelection in response and said his departure was “somewhat of a relief” after Salmond launched his latest political project on Friday as a means to create a “supermajority” of pro-independence supporters in Holyrood.
