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Newly elected SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie tells the BBC News Channel that if the people of Scotland feel let down by Westminster - or if the UK votes to leave the EU - that would be grounds for another independence referendum.

But the Dundee MP said he believed Alex Salmond was right when he said he thought the issue was settled for "a generation".

He added: "The formal position is that you need a new mandate. But you can't go engineering a mandate. The people need to determine when they're ready to say I'm going to change my mind, I'm not voting No, I'm voting Yes.

"We're not there today and we're not there next year. Next year, general election 15 is about holding Westminster's feet to the fire to make sure they deliver the promises they made. What happens after that only time will tell."

SNP delegates have supported a motion which recognises the result of the referendum but says Scotland will become an independent country and refers to the Smith Commission process on new powers for Scotland.

Shona Robison has tweeted, external this picture with her husband - the new SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie: "Very proud of @StewartHosieMP becoming deputy leader of @theSNP #snp14"

Image source, Shona Robison

What she may not have known was colleague and fellow MSP Joe Fitzpatrick was documenting her action on his Twitter account.

He tweets, external: Congratulations to @StewartHosieMP on being elected deputy leader of @theSNP. 1st task a selfie with @ShonaRobison

Image source, Joe FitzPatrick

Garry Macdonald, from the SNP Provan group, was a first-time conference speaker.

He told delegates: "The referendum in September this year and the preceding work put in to the Yes movement has brought alive the true meaning of a grassroots campaign.

Rich McPosh: , externalHas anyone at #snp14 mentioned the price of oil yet? #fantasists

Gerry Hassan:, external Is being on same side as Tories defining for parties? #SNP were on same side as Tories in prev UK #Brexit referendum. Happens. #snp14

George Melhuish:, external Luckily for Keith Brown he only lost 45% to 55%, which means he'll be able to walk about #SNP14 telling people he won

Eunis Jassemi:, external SNP goes about the Westminster elite etc- can i remind the #SNP that Salmond will get a FM pension of £42,051, inc MSP and MP pension.#SNP14

Jamie:, external Christine Grahame warns Eck not to cramp her style on the back benches. She was awesome! #snp14

Image source, Jamie

Cllr Alan Hill:, external "I'm proud if 1.6m scots who withstood a tsunami of negativity..." Christine Graham MSP #SNP14

Jill McAlpine:, external Christine Grahame's speech brought a tear to many an eye, I'm sure. Did love the 'don't be cramping my style on the backbenches Alex' #snp14

SNP MSP Christine Grahame told the Perth conference: "I've got a final world for Alex Salmond when he joins me on the back benches.

"Dinae cramp my style!"

Watch Nicola Sturgeon's first speech as leader of the SNP.

Irene Golden:, external Congratulations @NicolaSturgeon and @StewartHosieMP ! The @theSNP has a wealth of talent. Onwards and upwards to a free Scotland! #snp14

Abby Shepherd:, external I am so excited about the future of our country and the SNP! So proud to be a member #snp14

Calum Livingstone:, external Congratulations to @StewartHosieMP on election as deputy leader, wasn't my first choice in vote but sure he will do a great job #snp14

Annabelle Ewing spoke of the "winds of change" blowing through Scotland and of people showing "engagement, enthusiasm, hope, ownership of their dream for a better life for themselves and their families, their communities and for their country".

She said, "Nowhere is this change most visible than in the voices of our young people.

"Young people have come alive to political discussion and are simply not going to be silenced by Westminster in the future.

"They are not going to be put back in their box."

In her first speech as SNP leader earlier, Nicola Sturgeon said: "I believe today, perhaps more strongly than I ever have, that we will be independent.

"But that will only happen when a majority of our fellow citizens vote for that in a referendum.

"So our task remains as it has always been. Not to impose our will, not to berate those who disagree with us - but to persuade.

"To respectfully and intelligently through the strength of our arguments and the power of our actions, to persuade the majority of our fellow Scots that the best future for our country, that the way to build a more prosperous, successful country and a fairer society is for us to become a normal independent nation."

Chris Jones tweets, external: A standing ovation welcomes our new leader and new depute leader @NicolaSturgeon and @StewartHosieMP #snp14

Image source, Chris Jones

Roddy McHardy:, external Nicola Sturgeon makes me feel less cynical about politics. I can't think of a higher compliment for a politician than that. #snp14

Keith R:, external Nicola Sturgeon showing she is more than a capable first minister, wonderful, inspiring speech. #SNP14

Tom Freeman:, external SNP trade union group has more members than the entire Scottish Labour Party, says Nicola Sturgeon at #snp14

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, in her speech earlier, said: "Our membership is the equivalent of a UK-wide party having more than one million members.

"That hasn't happened anywhere in the UK since possibly the early 1950s"

SNP membership currently stands at about 85,000.

James Cook
Scotland Correspondent, BBC News

.@NicolaSturgeon tells delegates they must persuade not berate fellow Scots of the merits of independence. #snp14

Sturgeon has set out three priorities for the SNP in the coming year:

1. To govern well

2. To win the Westminster election in Scotland

3. To continue to make the case for independence

Talking about the vastly increased SNP membership, Nicola Sturgeon says: "We are now by a country mile the biggest political party in Scotland.

"We are now twice the size of the Liberal Democrats. One in 50 of the adult population is a member of our party.

"This gives us the ability to reach parts of Scotland others can never reach. The wind is in our sails.

"When the SNP is strong, Scotland is strong."

James Cook
Scotland Correspondent, BBC News

. @NicolaSturgeon: Independence must come through a referendum. We must persuade our fellow Scots. #snp14

Newly elected SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie MP told the conference the general election would be a chance to make sure Westminster politicians fulfil their promise of more powers for Holyrood.

He said: "Remember what it was they told the Scottish people, many of whom voted 'No' to get more powers. The closest thing to a federal state within one to two years.

"Let's make sure they deliver that promise and let's do it by delivering a record number of SNP MPs next year. That's the raw power Westminster understands. That's what Scotland needs to deliver next year."

As Nicola Sturgeon is confirmed as the new SNP leader, she says "the moment is one that I cherish and relish".

She has also congratulated the three candidates - Keith Brown, Angela Constance and the winner Stewart Hosie - who ran for deputy leader, calling them "a credit to the party".