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On the final day of the SNP’s conference leader John Swinney confidently told delegates independence is “very very close”- but with Westminster so implacably against a second referendum, there’s no real plan to get there… Our film for @SkyNews with @ryancapperauld & @bobsfilms
'Scottish independence is very close'
Sky's @amandaakass breaks down John Swinney's speech at the SNP conference. Swinney told the crowd: 'The stars are aligning in our favour'
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“Independence is very very close… let us seize this moment… let us choose Scotland, let us choose independence”. Big cheers for John Swinney at the end of his optimistic, personal speech @SkyNews
First Minister John Swinney takes to the stage in Aberdeen - telling delegates the SNP didn’t just win in May, they knocked it out of the park. He says they proved again the SNP is Scotland’s party of government, and his MSPs are ready to move forward to independence
Swinney says “nuclear weapons have never been so obsolete… but miles and miles of Scotland’s coastline are left dangerously exposed.” He says people voted against independence on the basis of pensions defence and EU membership in 2014- all that has changed
An even bigger cheer for John Swinney’s Burnhamesque announcement about buses coming under public control and a £2 cap on bus journeys in Aberdeen and the North East
Overwhelming enthusiasm for the EU at the SNP conference- and the SNP believe Andy Burnham’s decision to reopen the Brexit debate fuels their calls for a second independence referendum. But how damaging to the cause would improved EU/UK relations be?
The SNP leaning in to Andy Burnham’s provocative appearance in Scotland yesterday and issuing him a conference pass
There’s an excellent brainstorming board at SNP conference asking delegates what they’d like from an independent Scotland- most responses are very sensible but a couple are on the interesting side #squirrelliberation #morewhisky 🐿️ 🥃 🏴
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Speaking during a trip to Scotland, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was making a "serious and genuine offer" to the Scottish government to work together on devolving power.
Sky's @AmandaAkass reports.
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🗣️ "We're living rent-free in Andy Burnham's head"
On devolution, @StephenFlynnSNP says, 'if PM wants to push power out of Westminster, give Scottish people the choice to decide their own future with an independence Referendum.' ⬇️
Our report from Aberdeen on the city’s changing economy as the SNP debate their changeable energy policy- with thousands of local jobs lost in oil and gas and questions about the pace of the transition to a new technological future- with @ryancapperauld and @bobsfilms
Aberdeen's fate hangs in the balance as parties including the SNP weigh drilling for North Sea oil and gas against net zero policies.
Sky's @amandaakass reports.
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Andy Burnham's decision to travel to Scotland during the SNP party conference is a "sign of how important Scotland and the future of the union" is to the prime minister, says Sky's @AmandaAkass, reporting from Aberdeen.
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Opening the SNP Conference Stephen Flynn MSP tells delegates “we will never shy away from the battle to secure independence” and asks why should Andy Burnham want to return to the debate over Brexit- but not Scottish independence @SkyNews
