Early voter Nicola issues a plea to No voters
NICOLA Sturgeon made a last-minute plea to No voters yesterday, as she looked to seal an SNP election landslide.
The First Minister promised she would not let Scots down as she voted early at Broomhouse Community Hall in Glasgow, alongside her husband, SNP chief executive Peter Murrell.
She waved at the scrum of photographers as she left the voting booth, and Mr Murrell put his arm around his wife.
The First Minister was uncharacteristically quiet on Twitter, posting only to thank well-wishers, including one No voter who said Miss Sturgeon had convinced her to back the SNP. In recent weeks, she has become so confident of maintaining the support of Yes voters that she has turned her attention to those who rejected independence.
‘This is an election like no other in modern times – and Scotland has an incredible opportunity to make its voice heard like never before at Westminster,’ she said.
‘With a big team of Nationalist MPs holding unprecedented power and influence for Scotland, we can make Scotland stronger at Westminster, lock the Tories out of government, put an end to cuts and ensure we invest in our vital public services like the NHS. But we will only achieve this decisive position at Westminster if people in Scotland unite today and come together to vote for a big team of SNP MPs.
‘My message to people across Scotland – whether they voted Yes or No in the referendum, whether they always vote SNP or have never done so, whether they’re urban or rural; north, south, east or west – is that if they put their trust in the SNP today, we will not let them down.
‘This election offers an opportunity to make Scotland stronger and stand up for progressive politics which we simply can’t afford to pass up – and people should grab it with both hands as they enter the polling stations today.’