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“The economy, poverty, health and public services are all crying out for ministerial attention but have been starved of that because of the constitutional debate”

Scottish Lib Dem’s Alex Cole-Hamilton says the independence debate is “holding us back”

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“Independence gives Scotland a way of taking our own decisions and designing a future that is made in Scotland, for Scotland”

SNP leader John Swinney describes a second independence referendum as an “exciting and beautiful proposition”

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“Will you respect our democratic mandate and allow us a referendum on independence?”

Scottish Green’s Lorna Slater says independence isn’t a “red line issue” for working with other parties but warns Scottish Labour and Anas Sarwar that the issue is not going away

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“I don’t support independence...but I can understand why so many people across Scotland were looking for an escape route from a Tory government”

Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar says his party would 'reset devolution' and improve relations between Holyrood & Westminster

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“Why should anyone in Scotland vote for a party you don’t even want to lead?”

Scottish Conservative leader, Douglas Ross, who announced his resignation on Monday, says the election is an opportunity to choose someone who doesn’t have an “obsession” with independence

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“John Swinney was education secretary in Scotland when our Pisa rankings - our international comparison with the rest of the world - plummeted”

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross gives a scathing review of the Scottish Government’s performance under the SNP

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“If your daughter...came to you with self-harming behaviour she joins the longest queue in the NHS”

Scottish Lib Dems leader Alex Cole-Hamilton cites problems with mental health provision and says his party would raise funds for health by taxing social media giants

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“Times are not hard for the super-wealthy. They’ve made out like bandits since Covid. Their wealth has doubled and tripled”

Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna says “luxury taxes” on the super rich would create a fairer, greener Scotland

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“The result of Tory economic carnage has been that the average household mortgage has gone up by over £2000 in Scotland over the last year”

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar outlines his party’s poverty policies, ruling out “austerity” under a Labour government

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“What worries me about what lies ahead is that there’s the threat of more spending cuts”

SNP leader John Swinney says his party is addressing child poverty but claims Labour and the Conservatives will make people poorer

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On tonight's Leadership Special, Stephen Jardine will be joined by John Swinney, Anas Sarwar, Douglas Ross MSP, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP🔶🇺🇦 and Lorna Slater

Join us and a studio audience from Glasgow at the updated time of 8pm on BBC Scotland

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Tomorrow, Debate Night will be hosting a special Leaders Edition of the show in the build up to the 2024 election

Leaders of the main five Scottish parties will be answering questions in Glasgow, live at 8pm on Tuesday 11th June

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Debate Night will be hosting a special Leaders Edition of the show in the build up to the 2024 election

Leaders of the main five Scottish parties will be answering questions in Glasgow, live at 8pm on Tuesday 11th June

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“It could be your son, it could be your daughter that could be going across the seas and we treat them like numbers, these are people”

Scottish Liberal Democrats’ Willie Rennie says a “positive case” should be made for more immigration

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“You’ve got to look at migration as a river of humanity”

Entrepreneur Guy Grieve says Brexit has been “damaging” and there is “a lot of good” in migration

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“If we have the privilege of forming a government, we want to look at an immigration system that works for all parts of the UK”

Scottish Labour’s Michael Shanks says his party are open to 'suggestions' on immigration but devolution is not the answer

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