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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachel Keenan

‘Rhetoric alone will not cut it’ says Swinney as Burnham pledges more devolution

First Minister John Swinney said he was looking forward to hearing more detail from Andy Burnham (PA) - (PA Wire)

Scotland’s First Minister has said “rhetoric alone will not cut it” as Andy Burnham, the likely next prime minister, set out his vision to transform Britain.

While the new Makerfield MP – the frontrunner to replace Sir Keir Starmer – promised there would be “new opportunities to extend devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland”, his speech failed to include details of what these changes could be.

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