OUTGOING SNP First Minister Alex Salmond told his party conference in Perth yesterday that Scotland will become independent under his successor Nicola Sturgeon.

Mr Salmond set his party a target of winning Scotland in May’s general election and increasing membership to 100,000.

He warned unionist parties that the SNP would “hold their feet to the fire” until they delivered the promises of more powers for the Scottish Parliament which were made on the eve of the referendum.