SNP says campaign for next referendum on independence ‘has already begun’
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Sat, 17 October 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World15:45first to report
John Swinney tells party conference SNP will use ‘six-figure war chest’ to renew argument for leaving UK John Swinney has said that the second referendum campaign for Scottish independence “has already begun”, revealing a nationwide effort to renew the argument for leaving the UK in his keynote address to the SNP party conference. On Saturday, the Scottish first minister said the SNP would launch its “most sophisticated campaign in history” to convince Scottish voters of the benefits of...
- Bloomberg Politics16:10
Scottish First Minister John Swinney intensified his push for a second referendum on independence, countering Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s offer to work together and design a new model of regional empowerment.
Fri, 30 October 2026
3 reports- Anadolu Agency (AA)17:14
Swinney says he is ready to work with UK government on further devolution, provided it brings economic benefits to Scotland
- The Guardian World17:53
John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth say devolving power further is up to Holyrood and Senedd – not Westminster Scotland and Wales’s first ministers have told Andy Burnham that decisions on local devolution rest solely with their parliaments, in response to the prime minister’s push to extend English-style regional powers across the UK. After Burnham held discussions in Glasgow with John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth about localised employment and reindustrialisation powers, Downing Street...
- dailymail.com19:42
John Swinney has been accused of failing to speak up for Scottish workers after pressing Andy Burnham on another independence referendum but failing to push for more North Sea oil drilling.