![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/humza-yousaf-in-independence-call-to-right-brexit-catastrophe/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/130970850_6115963d8660399a699b32ff0fb1eba78e1213e8.jpg&description=Image source, PA Media Image caption, Humza Yousaf spoke at the rally outside the Scottish Parliament The first minister has told a pro-independence rally that the Yes movement can help correct the "damages" of Brexit. Humza Yousaf addressed a crowd outside the Scottish Parliament following a Believe in Scotland march from Edinburgh Castle. He said Scotland could get "back on the right track" by re-joining the EU. Opposition parties accused Mr Yousaf of being obsessed with independence and out of touch with public opinion. The first minister described Brexit as a "national tragedy". He told crowds: "We believe in independence because this unequal union has caused so much suffering and so much harm. "The people of this country are not suffering from a cost-of-living crisis. They're suffering from a cost-of-the-union crisis. "I don't believe for a minute Sir Keir Starmer when he tells me that the Labour party offer real change. Keeping us chained to a Brexit that is damaging the economy is not real change." Ahead of his speech, Mr Yousaf told BBC Scotland News: "The people of Scotland are suffering with a Westminster-made cost-of-living crisis. It doesn't have to be this way. "We can have the power in our own hands to make sure that we don't just reduce poverty, but we eradicate it. "We can do that as well as regaining and reclaiming our rightful place in the heart of the European Union, because we know Brexit has been an utter catastrophe for Scotland." Image caption, Independence supporters gathered outside the Scottish Parliament The UK government said the public was more interested in the economy and the recovery of the NHS than independence. A spokesman said: "People in Scotland want both their governments to be concentrating on the issues that matter most to them, like growing our economy, halving inflation and improving public services. "We want to work constructively with the Scottish government to tackle our shared challenges because that is what families and){kind=link}
The first minister has told a pro-independence rally that the Yes movement can help correct the “damages” of Brexit.
Humza Yousaf addressed a crowd outside the Scottish Parliament following a Believe in Scotland march from Edinburgh Castle.
He said Scotland could get “back on the right track” by re-joining the EU.
Opposition parties accused Mr Yousaf of being obsessed with independence and out of touch with public opinion.
The first minister described Brexit as a “national tragedy”.