{"id":127238,"date":"2023-01-27T17:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T17:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicscouk.wpengine.com\/?p=127238"},"modified":"2023-01-27T17:52:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T17:52:05","slug":"mhairi-black-scottish-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/insight\/2023\/01\/27\/mhairi-black-scottish-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"The SNP&#8217;s goal is, and always will be, purely independence, says Mhairi Black"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script> <div id=\"Brid_74841063\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16;height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Mhairi Black - Our goal is always independence.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M47S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-27 17:36:59\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/18476\/snapshot\/1231356_th_1674841020.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/18476\/sd\/1231356.mp4\" \/> <\/div> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"Brid_74841063\", {\"id\":\"24436\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1231356\"}); <\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mhairi Black of the SNP says that nothing can change the SNP&#8217;s goal of independence. 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