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Daily Record
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Politics
Paul Hutcheon

Senior SNP and Labour figures planned referendum declaration before Holyrood election

Senior Labour and SNP figures planned a joint declaration on an independence referendum ahead of the last Holyrood election.

The so-called ‘Scotland United’ agreement would also have included a commitment to oppose the Tories and austerity.

The revelation is contained in a new book by one of the key players in the secret talks, former Labour MSP Neil Findlay.

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