Maybe what we also hear from Andy Burnham is a commitment to strengthen the powers of the Scottish Parliament, to make the Parliament more powerful and more influential on the lives of improving the lives of people in Scotland.
Hoping for Burnham's commitment to Scottish Parliament powers.
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Conference, because we won the election – and because we won the trust of people in Scotland - we can now do two things: improve people’s lives here and now, and build the best possible future by delivering Scottish independence.
Make no mistake – if we had lost the election this year, if we were out of power – then the independence cause would have been set back decades.
I’ve got a track record throughout my political life of working to make sure as many powers as possible are exercised here in Scotland.
I can announce today that we will fund the community groups, the people who are the very best of us, who are doing the hard yards to build bridges and break down barriers.
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