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Updated: April 7, 2021, 1:42 pm
George Galloway, left, and Jamie Blackett have launched the All For Unity Party manifesto (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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George Galloway’s All For Unity party has called in its manifesto for a second Scottish referendum to only take place if a majority of Scots vote for pro-independence parties.
It argues a vote on independence should not be granted if less than 50% of all Scottish adults cast their ballot for a party pledging independence on May 6.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has told how Alex Salmond’s proposed return to the Scottish Parliament “should send shivers down the spine”, as he warned the new Alba Party leader could become Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “spokesperson in Holyrood”.
His comments came after former Scottish first minister Mr Salmond refused to say whether he believes Russia was behind the Salisbury poisonings in 2018 – in which Sergei Skripal, a former Russian military officer, and his daughter Yulia were attacked.
Speaking on the third anniversary of the attack last month, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Russia remains an “adversary” of the UK.
April 7, 2021, 4:46 pm
The Tories would recruit 3,000 more teachers over the next five years, if elected in May (PA)
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Recruiting 3,000 more teachers over the next five years is part of the “rebuilding roadmap” planned by the Scottish Conservatives.
The party has outlined a three-phase plan to protect jobs and boost the economy as Scotland recovers from coronavirus, with leader Douglas Ross warning of a “tsunami” of job losses unless urgent action is taken.
Updated: April 7, 2021, 1:24 pm
Nicola Sturgeon has outlined SNP plans for a ‘full-scale post-pandemic remobilisation of the NHS’ (PA)
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Half of all spending on frontline NHS care will go to GPs and community services if the SNP is re-elected in May, Nicola Sturgeon has pledged.
The First Minister also promised that her party will set up an expanded network of 10 centres doing diagnostic work and elective surgery.