Burnham v Swinney: will the UK PM overshadow the SNP’s conference?
Prime minister presents new kind of challenge for SNP, and his Scottish visit will loom large over its big event This year, even Andy Burnham is invited to…
The Guardian reports: Prime minister presents new kind of challenge for SNP, and his Scottish visit will loom large over its big event This year, even Andy Burnham is invited to the Scottish National party conference.
But by the time John Swinney stands up to address members on Saturday afternoon in Aberdeen to reinvigorate the case for a second independence referendum, his party may regret giving the UK prime minister so much prominence in the conference buildup.
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