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Keir Starmer to hit 'reset' with Scottish Government if Labour wins power

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Anas Sarwar has claimed a Keir Starmer Government would hit "reset" with Nicola Sturgeon’s administration.The Scottish Labour leader also warned fellow Unionists against mocking or crowing if the UK Supreme Court rules an IndyRef2 bill illegal.

The Glasgow MSP’s comments were made as Labour opened up a massive poll lead against Liz Truss’ Tories.Relations between the UK and Scottish Governments are poor - with sniping made by both sides on a regular basis.

And Truss's outright refusal to grant a second referendum on independence is another source of tension.Although Labour is also opposed to IndyRef2, Sarwar insisted there would be a more constructive relationship if Starmer becomes Prime Minister."We do want to have a relationship that’s based on cooperation, not conflict.

And at the moment, devolution isn’t working because you have bad actors on both sides," he said.“You have a UK Government that actually probably doesn’t believe in devolution.

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