EAST Lothian’s MP will speak at a public meeting in Tranent on Wednesday.

Kenny MacAskill, MP for East Lothian, will be speaking at ‘Where now for independence?’ at The Fraser Centre at 7.30pm.

He will be joined by Professor Alf Baird and Dr Ian Grant to discuss Scotland’s political future in the face of current global challenges, the controversy over an independence referendum and “other routes to the restoration of Scottish sovereignty”.

The meeting, open to the public, is being jointly hosted by Yes Tranent and Yes Haddington.