Humza Yousaf has declared that Scotland could ditch the monarchy within five years of independence. The SNP leadership candidate insisted Scots should not be “shy” about the debate on the Royal Family and said he is “very clear” he is a Republican.
Mr Yousaf told The National: “Let’s also talk about things like the monarchy.
“I don’t know why we should be shy about that, I don’t think we should be.
“I’ve been very clear, I’m a republican. That’s never been anything I’ve hidden.
“And it’s not an immediate priority, I accept that.
“But when we’re independent, we’ll need to get our central bank up and running, we’ll need to transition to a new Scottish currency, which I’ve been keen to do as quickly as possible.
“But let’s absolutely within the first five years consider whether or not we should move away from having a monarchy into an elected head of state.”
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