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Evening Standard
Politics
Craig Meighan

Voting SNP could bring independence and lower energy bills, says Swinney

SNP leader John Swinney made his pitch to voters ahead of polling day on May 7 (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

Next week’s election is an opportunity for Scots to have a “fresh start” with independence, John Swinney has said, as he claimed leaving the union could lower energy bills.

The First Minister said Scotland’s energy was its “superpower” but that people still faced high energy prices due to Westminster.

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