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John Swinney: SNP will push Labour government towards left-wing

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FIRST Minister of Scotland John Swinney has said the SNP will push a Labour government left as he called for Keir Starmer's party to fully…

government left as he called for Keir Starmer's party to fully nationalise Network Rail and end Tory austerity with a major infrastructure investment package.leader will officially open the Levenmouth rail link, Fife, on Wednesday, and called for the Labour Party to follow Scotland’s lead by nationalising railways in England.

“This is the approach Keir Starmer must take in government rather than simply continuing with Tory austerity. He should commit to a significant infrastructure investment programme to reverse the cuts to Scotland’s capital budget and invest in the future. Shadow Scottish secretary Ian Murray said “This is an embarrassing blunder from a First Minister with no clue and no ideas.

“Labour will deliver the change our railways need with a new publicly-owned GB rail company which will work hand in hand with a publicly-owned devolved ScotRail.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.

 

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