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Tuesday, May 06, 2003

Socialists to take oath 'under duress'

Mr Sheridan said the swearing-in ceremony, with its pledge "to be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law" had no place in a modern Scotland, whether as a religious oath or as an affirmation. He said: "Our position on this is very clear.

"We think it is a democratic disgrace that a parliament elected on the basis of honesty and integrity forces many members to tell a lie on their very first day.

"We completely oppose swearing allegiance to a privileged elite to which we have no allegiance, and therefore we will do so under duress. There will be no agreed party wording on this. The MSPs will make their own different statements."