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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Caroline Davies and agency

My view on Scottish independence has moved, says Kezia Dugdale

Kezia Dugdale smiles at the camera
Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale pictured in 2019. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

The former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has said her stance on independence has moved and she can no longer argue for staying in the UK with the same strength she did in the run-up to the 2014 referendum.

Dugdale said she felt Scots would eventually get a second vote on the future of their country’s place in the UK but did not believe a referendum would take place within the next decade.

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