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Burnham to urge Swinney to work with him on devolution during Scottish visit
Burnham said deeper devolution could give Scotland’s regions more control over jobs, skills and investment if Holyrood agrees to cooperate.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Motherwell to urge First Minister John Swinney to collaborate on a new regional empowerment model, aiming to drive reindustrialisation by pushing decision-making power to local Scottish cities and regions.
- Burnham argues the Scottish Government remains "one of the most centralised nations in Europe," offering a "serious and genuine offer" to move beyond the "old politics of conflict."
- While proposing collaboration, the Prime Minister told Swinney that a second independence referendum remains "off limits," though Swinney previously warned the UK government not to overstep by stripping powers from Holyrood.
- Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander reiterated devolution "was never supposed to stop at the doors of the Scottish Parliament," while Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth welcomed the Prime Minister's participation and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch dismissed plans to strip Holyrood's powers.
- As the SNP held its annual conference in Aberdeen, Swinney prepared to promote his independence agenda on Saturday, while Burnham emphasized that focusing on practical economic solutions for citizens remains the priority over constitutional questions.
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