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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Greenfield

SNP says campaign for next referendum on independence ‘has already begun’

John Swinney raises a hand to the crowd standing in front of a Scotland flag
John Swinney after delivering his keynote speech at the Scottish National party conference on Saturday. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

John Swinney has said that the second referendum campaign for Scottish independence “has already begun”, revealing a nationwide effort to renew the argument for leaving the UK in his keynote address to the SNP party conference.

On Saturday, the Scottish first minister said that the SNP would launch its “most sophisticated campaign in history” to convince Scottish of the benefits of independence, backed by “a six-figure war chest”. Called Choose Scotland, the campaign aims to build the consensus for leaving the union.

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