Nicola Sturgeon opening address to #SNP16, Glasgow, 13 October 2016 | First step towards a second independence referendum for Scotland.

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Report of the speech by the First Minister for Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon, to the first day of the 2016 Annual Conference of the SNP in Glasgow on the 13 October 2016.

She stated that her government would take action to protect Scotland’s interests from an increasingly right-wing UK government. The right wing of the Tory party was seeking to hijack the referendum result to make sure Brexit meant Tory Brexit.

The action would include:

+ at Westminster, the SNPO would seek to build a coalition against a hard Brexit
+ they would make sure that the Scottish Parliament’s voice wasd heard
+ they would seek additional powers for the Scottish Parliament
+ building on the work undertaken since the EU referendum, the Scottish Government would table specific proposals to protect Scotland's interests in Europe and keep it in the single market
+ The consultation on a referendum Bill relating to Scottish independence would be publishe dlater in October 2016.

In her closing speech to the conference on the 15 October 2016 Nicola Sturgeon set out our vision for Scotland: a welcoming, progressive, open, outward-looking and inclusive nation.

She said that her government would implement a four-point plan to boost trade and exports, ensuring that Scotland's European friends know that Scotland was open for business.

+ The Scottish government would establish a new Board of Trade in the Scottish Government, drawing on the best business expertise.
+ Scotland would set up a new trade envoy scheme. It will ask prominent and successful Scots to help us boost our national export effort.
+ Scotland would create permanent trade representation in Berlin - adding to our investment hubs in Dublin, London and Brussels.
+ Scottish would double the number of Scottish Development International staff working across Europe to support investment and trade opportunities for Scotland.

On the 20 October 2016 launched a Consultation on a draft Independence Referendum Bill. The draft bill had been prepared to protect Scotland’s interests in light of the UK vote to leave the EU and the overwhelming vote across Scotland to remain. Having the bill available would allow all options to be available to the Scottish Parliament to protect Scotland’s continuing relationship with Europe.

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