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Jenny Gilruth

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    Swinney says independence campaign has begun and pledges buses under public control by 2031

    John Swinney closed the SNP conference in Aberdeen by declaring the second referendum campaign under way. He also pledged to extend the £2 bus fare cap to Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire from April.

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