KEIR Starmer has been asked if his promises extend to cover Scotland after he pledged “a full-fat approach to devolution” ...
’s local election campaign – ahead of votes south of the Border on May 2 – Starmer and his depute Angela Rayner pledged a sweeping devolution of powers from
But in the wake of Starmer’s comments, the Labour leader has been challenged on devolving more powers to Scotland. However, Green MSPChapman said: “I hope this so-called full-fat approach to devolution will be extended to Scotland. “We have used the limited powers we have to make important strides, but it is made much harder when the last 14 years has seen us stuck with governments that we did not vote for and cannot remove.
“So if we want to change our economy, we must also change our politics and put an end to politics that is done to communities, not with them.”of having “preyed” on people’s hopes, saying: “I know some of you may have heard this kind of thing before. Four years ago, the former Prime Minister gave his big ‘levelling-up’ speech, a project he said would turn the tide on regional inequality in this country.
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