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| SNP conference: Nicola Sturgeon makes appeal to 'No' voters | SNP conference: Nicola Sturgeon makes appeal to 'No' voters |
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| Nicola Sturgeon is to use her opening speech at the SNP conference to call on people who rejected independence in the referendum to vote for her party. | Nicola Sturgeon is to use her opening speech at the SNP conference to call on people who rejected independence in the referendum to vote for her party. |
| But she will say it would be wrong to hold an early re-run of the independence referendum without "strong evidence" that a significant number of No voters had changed their minds. | |
| Ms Sturgeon will say the SNP remains the best party to govern Scotland. | Ms Sturgeon will say the SNP remains the best party to govern Scotland. |
| It is aiming to win a historic third term in next May's Holyrood election. | It is aiming to win a historic third term in next May's Holyrood election. |
| The conference in Aberdeen will be the largest the SNP has ever held. | The conference in Aberdeen will be the largest the SNP has ever held. |
| And Ms Sturgeon will use her opening speech aim to put activists firmly on an election footing. | And Ms Sturgeon will use her opening speech aim to put activists firmly on an election footing. |
| The SNP has enjoyed remarkable success since last year's referendum, which saw it win all but three of Scotland's 59 seats in the general election earlier this year. | The SNP has enjoyed remarkable success since last year's referendum, which saw it win all but three of Scotland's 59 seats in the general election earlier this year. |
| Ms Sturgeon, who is the SNP leader and Scotland's first minister, will address the possibility of a second independence referendum in her speech. | Ms Sturgeon, who is the SNP leader and Scotland's first minister, will address the possibility of a second independence referendum in her speech. |
| 'Tackle poverty' | 'Tackle poverty' |
| But with fewer than seven months to go until voters elect representatives to the Scottish Parliament, she will insist the SNP is "also a party with another mission". | But with fewer than seven months to go until voters elect representatives to the Scottish Parliament, she will insist the SNP is "also a party with another mission". |
| She is due to tell delegates: "There will, understandably, be significant interest in what our manifesto will say about independence. | She is due to tell delegates: "There will, understandably, be significant interest in what our manifesto will say about independence. |
| "But let me make this clear: What matters just as much to me and to people across the country will be what it says about jobs and the economy, the safety of our communities, our hospitals and health centres, our schools, colleges and universities and our plans to use new powers to tackle poverty and inequality. | "But let me make this clear: What matters just as much to me and to people across the country will be what it says about jobs and the economy, the safety of our communities, our hospitals and health centres, our schools, colleges and universities and our plans to use new powers to tackle poverty and inequality. |
| "On all of these issues and many, many more, our manifesto will set out radical, ambitious and progressive policies to make this country even stronger." | "On all of these issues and many, many more, our manifesto will set out radical, ambitious and progressive policies to make this country even stronger." |
| As part of her opening speech Ms Sturgeon is also expected to make a "significant" announcement on housing policy. | As part of her opening speech Ms Sturgeon is also expected to make a "significant" announcement on housing policy. |
| Some 3,500 delegates have registered to attend the conference, along with almost 1,000 observers, exhibitors and journalists. | Some 3,500 delegates have registered to attend the conference, along with almost 1,000 observers, exhibitors and journalists. |
| The party is now four times larger in terms of membership than it was on 18 September last year, when the independence referendum was held. | The party is now four times larger in terms of membership than it was on 18 September last year, when the independence referendum was held. |
| Opinion polls have suggested it holds huge leads over Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in voting intentions ahead of next year's elections. | Opinion polls have suggested it holds huge leads over Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in voting intentions ahead of next year's elections. |
| Ms Sturgeon will also tell the conference: "In the general election in 2010, fewer than half a million people voted SNP. In the Scottish election a year later, our support grew to just over 900,000 votes. | Ms Sturgeon will also tell the conference: "In the general election in 2010, fewer than half a million people voted SNP. In the Scottish election a year later, our support grew to just over 900,000 votes. |
| "And in the general election this year, almost 1.5 million people chose our party. | "And in the general election this year, almost 1.5 million people chose our party. |
| "That's almost one million more people - in just five years and across all parts of our country - persuaded to put their trust in the SNP to lead Scotland forward." | "That's almost one million more people - in just five years and across all parts of our country - persuaded to put their trust in the SNP to lead Scotland forward." |
| 'Inspire people' | 'Inspire people' |
| The SNP will be "the strong, united and progressive opposition" to the Conservatives at Westminster that people across the UK "are crying out for", she will say. | The SNP will be "the strong, united and progressive opposition" to the Conservatives at Westminster that people across the UK "are crying out for", she will say. |
| It will also "begin to set out our claim to lead Scotland confidently into the next decade", Ms Sturgeon will add. | It will also "begin to set out our claim to lead Scotland confidently into the next decade", Ms Sturgeon will add. |
| Ms Sturgeon will go on to say: "I don't just want to win the votes of independence supporters. I want to inspire people who voted No last year to vote SNP too. | Ms Sturgeon will go on to say: "I don't just want to win the votes of independence supporters. I want to inspire people who voted No last year to vote SNP too. |
| "I want them to vote SNP because they know we are the best party, with the best ideas and the best people to lead Scotland forward. | "I want them to vote SNP because they know we are the best party, with the best ideas and the best people to lead Scotland forward. |
| "Everyone, from the strongest supporter of independence to the stoutest advocate of the Union, has the right to know that we will continue to govern well with the powers we have at any given time." | "Everyone, from the strongest supporter of independence to the stoutest advocate of the Union, has the right to know that we will continue to govern well with the powers we have at any given time." |