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David Linden: “Scotland doesn’t need this servant of Westminster having any say over our future – if Andy Burnham is serious about…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2026
Scotland doesn’t need this servant of Westminster having any say over our future – if Andy Burnham is serious about where power lies on these islands then his first instruction to Douglas Alexander should be to respect the democratic will of the Scottish Parliament and give the Scottish people the right to decide our constitutional future.
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David Linden
Scottish National Party

Editor's note · Context

Commenting on Burnham's Cabinet appointments.

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