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Edinburgh Live
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Danyel VanReenen

Gutted West Lothian schoolboy says Nicola Sturgeon 'ignored' him over campaign

A West Lothian schoolboy has claimed that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has ignored her promise to help with his environmental campaign as she attends Cop27 in Egypt this week.

Seven-year-old Callum Isted from West Lothian previously became Scotland's youngest petitioner at Edinburgh's Holyrood House. He campaigned the government to provide each schoolchild with a reusable bottle in place of the single use bottles he and his classmates are given weekly at Dedridge Primary in Livingston.

Callum stood before MSPs at a citizen participation and petitions committee in March of this year to advocate his cause, and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon promised to help him with his campaign during a face-to-face meeting.

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