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Douglas Alexander

British politician (born 1967)

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  • 3h ago

    Burnham invites Swinney to work on deeper Scottish devolution as SNP meets

    Speaking in Motherwell on Friday, 16 October, the UK prime minister asked the Scottish government to set aside independence and join a push to give regions more economic power, on the day the SNP opened its conference in Aberdeen.

  • Sep 24

    Andy Burnham opens debate on UK ties with European Union at Labour conference

    Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the Labour Party conference that Brexit has done more harm than good, outlining plans to explore closer alignment with the European Union at a November summit.

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