Burnham invites Swinney to work together on 'deeper Scottish devolution'
Summary
The UK Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, invited the Scottish government to work together on giving more powers to local areas in Scotland. He wants faster local government reform and a new deal to help Scotland’s economy, while Scottish Deputy First Minister John Swinney expressed interest in working constructively with the UK government.Key Facts
- Andy Burnham called for more powers to be given from the Scottish Parliament to local communities.
- Burnham wants to start a new agreement for regional economic development between the UK and Scottish governments.
- John Swinney welcomed working with Westminster and supports more powers for the Scottish Parliament.
- Burnham said Scotland is very devolved in the UK but still quite centralized compared to Europe.
- Burnham is pushing to focus on practical solutions for people rather than constitutional issues like independence.
- Swinney plans to promote renewed efforts for Scottish independence at the SNP conference.
- Burnham said a second independence referendum is currently "off limits."
- Both leaders agree on cooperating where possible, despite political differences.
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