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Kemi Badenoch: “Last time I checked, Labour's leader in Scotland was saying that he was very open to having a referendum. That's not…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2026
Last time I checked, Labour's leader in Scotland was saying that he was very open to having a referendum. That's not what a unionist party should be saying.
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party

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Critiquing Scottish Labour's stance on referendums.

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