Stop the finger pointing. It's Nat all about us

Flynn's message to SNP colleagues on the eve of key party conference

- PAUL HUTCHEON

SNP Westminster chief Stephen Flynn has claimed his party has failed to deliver “hope” to Scots voters.

SNP Westminster chief Stephen Flynn has claimed his party has failed to deliver "hope" to Scots voters.

Flynn also pleaded with warring colleagues about the dangers of talking about themselves instead of focusing on the public.

The senior MP's tough love message was delivered on the eve of his party's annual conference in Edinburgh.

The Nationalists are licking their wounds after an election rout that saw them lose 500,000 votes.

Ex-leader Nicola Sturgeon appeared to blame First Minister John Swinney by claiming independence "wasn't really put front and centre" of the SNP's campaign.

Former MP Mhairi Black also waded in by saying SNP Cabinet Secretary Angus Robertson's decision to meet a diplomat from Israel was a sign of "stale" thinking.