I’ve got a mandate to take forward and that mandate from the people of Scotland resulted in the largest number of MSPs in the Scottish Parliament who support independence and a referendum on that question.
Discussing his mandate for independence in Scotland.
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We will repay the trust of the people of Scotland by relentlessly delivering for them.
We are working to try to ensure the proposals we bring forward are strong and robust and they can deliver the assistance we want to see in place.
My commitment to the people of Scotland is clear. You come first. Government works for you and will always be alive to the realities of your day-to-day experience.
Scotland's future prosperity will be built on the talent of our people, the strength of our universities and colleges, and our ability to turn world-class ideas into jobs, investment and opportunity.
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