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Keir Starmer, John Swinney and Rishi Sunak will lead their parties into the snap general election in July
Meanwhile, Labour is continuing its campaign push in Scotland with Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor, visiting East Renfrewshire. The Prime Minister will tell activists they have just 10 days to “take our message to every corner of the United Kingdom” before polls open on July 4. The party acknowledges some additional powers have been passed to Scotland over the last decade but insists it still only manages around 40% of its taxes and around 60% of public spending.Scotland’s voice “simply doesn’t matter to Westminster”, First Minister John Swinney will declare.
Recruiting 1,000 more GPs and police officers, improving rural trunk roads, “backing teachers to teach and increasing subject choices for pupils” and cuts to income tax and national insurance will be at the heart of the party’s manifesto ahead of the July 4 election.Labour’s clean energy plans will “turbocharge” the Scottish economy, the party’s shadow chancellor is expected to say during a General Election campaign visit to Scotland today.
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