Humza Yousaf to unveil latest independence paper on 'Building a new Scotland'

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Humza Yousaf is to unveil the Scottish Government's first paper on independence since he replaced Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister.

The SNP leader will use a speech in Glasgow today to argue for a new written constitution that would guarantee Scots the right to healthcare and an "adequate standard of living".It comes as Yousaf attempts to revive the independence campaign after Sturgeon's previous plan to hold a second referendum in October was rejected by the Supreme Court.

SNP members are due to meet in Dundee on Saturday to debate a new strategy on how to achieve the party's central aim.Activists are split on the best route to independence with some arguing in favour of using the next general election as a "de facto" referendum.

The independence paper to be unveiled today is the fourth prepared by the Scottish Government as part of its "Building a New Scotland" series.Speaking ahead of its launch, Yousaf said: "Our proposals would provide an opportunity for people in Scotland to shape the newly independent country and create a permanent, modern, written constitution to describe the type of country Scotland would be and how it would be governed. "Successive UK Governments have taken Scotland in the wrong direction and with independence we would radically shift where power lies and put it back in the hands of the people who live in Scotland.