Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
72/100
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The prime minister has invited the Scottish government to work with the UK government to put "power back in the hands" of regions.
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minister → publish → regions
Andy Burnham said he wanted the two governments to start work on a new deal for regional economic development in the next few months, including an offer of devolution from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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governments → say → Work
Speaking at an event in North Lanarkshire, Burnham called for further powers to be devolved from Holyrood to local areas before that happened.
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that → speak → areas
Before Burnham's speech, Swinney said he was interested in "working constructively" with Westminster, adding he was "all for the Scottish Parliament having as many powers" as possible.
Burnham acknowledged that the Scottish government was working on local government reform, but said this had to "move faster".
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this → say → reform
He said politicians had to "move beyond the constitutional questions" and "focus on solutions for people right now".
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politicians → say → people
Burnham said devolution "was never supposed to stop at the doors of the Scottish Parliament" when Holyrood opened in 1999.
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Holyrood → say → 1999
He said it was meant to be the "start of something deeper" where "communities had more of a say in their own future".
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communities → say → future
However, he described Scotland as the most devolved nation in the UK but "one of the most centralised in Europe".
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he → describe → Europe
"During my first week in office, I told the first minister that I wanted to work with him to spread opportunities to communities across Scotland's regions and cities," he said.
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he → tell → regions
"Through No10 North, we are rewiring the state and I want to make sure regions in Scotland are fully part of this.
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regions → rewire → this
"This is me making an offer to the Scottish government.
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me → make → government
With us working together, there is no limit to what we can achieve for the Scottish people."
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we → work → people
The prime minister also called for an end to "tribal politics" between the Scottish and UK governments.
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minister → call → governments
He said he and Swinney "agreed on some things" but "didn't have to agree on everything".
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he → say → everything
Swinney is expected to promote his renewed push for independence in his keynote speech at the SNP conference on Saturday.
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Swinney → expect → Saturday
He previously welcomed Burnham telling MPs that a border poll would be considered in both Scotland and Northern Ireland if there was a clear consensus and public opinion had changed.
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opinion → welcome → Scotland
But Burnham later pushed back on that by telling Swinney at a meeting in Glasgow that a second Scottish independence referendum remains "off limits".
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referendum → push → limits
Asked whether devolving power more locally in Scotland would make independence more or less likely, the prime minister said: "I just feel we all have to move beyond the constitutional questions.
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we → ask → questions
In my view, people in Scotland are suffering from the cost of living crisis, like they are in England and everywhere else, and I think our job is to focus on the practicalities, to focus on solutions for people right now.
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job → suffer → people
"As I said at the end, too much time is wasted on those dramas, it consumes too much energy."
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it → say → energy
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