Thousands of civil service jobs could be moved to Scotland if Labour wins a majority at the next General Election, Gordon Brown has said. The former Prime Minister will set out proposals from the Commission on the UK's Future later today, which will look at different ways to devolve more power out of London in a bid to save the Union.
Set up by Labour leader Keir Starmer in 2020, the commission will publish its 155-page report and put forward 40 recommendations to reform the UK. From banning second jobs for MPs to dispersing more civil service jobs from Westminster to Scotland, the aim is to give more powers to the devolved governments to stem support for Scottish independence.
Ahead of the launch in Edinburgh, Brown said: "Today we offer the Scottish people an alternative to the current status quo - a new prospectus to make Britain work for Scotland. A new Britain in which Scottish people feel they are fully valued and which once again gives Scotland the status and power it deserves within the United Kingdom."
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