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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Craig Paton

Scottish independence ‘within reach’ as Westminster ‘unravelling’ amid scandals, Swinney says

Scottish independence is "within reach", John Swinney has declared, following a new poll projection that places his party just one seat short of a majority in this year’s Holyrood election.

A survey by More in Common this week forecasts the Scottish National Party (SNP) securing 64 seats in May, with Reform and Labour battling for second place, and the Conservatives potentially falling to joint fourth alongside the Liberal Democrats.

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