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Andy Burnham to visit Scotland during SNP conference
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham is scheduled to visit Scotland's central belt during the SNP's annual conference in Aberdeen. While First Minister John Swinney is expected to promote a renewed push for independence, Burnham intends to discuss plans to devolve power to local areas and reject calls for a second independence referendum, maintaining that such a vote is off limits.
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- Prime Minister Andy Burnham is visiting Scotland's central belt while the SNP holds its annual conference in Aberdeen.
- First Minister John Swinney aims to hold a second independence referendum by 2031, though the Supreme Court requires Westminster consent.
- Burnham has previously stated that an independence referendum is off limits and that there is no consensus for one.
- Instead of independence, Burnham's priority is discussing a model of deeper devolution to drive economic growth.
- The SNP has invited Burnham to attend their conference, while shadow energy secretary Andrew Bowie urged the prime minister to greenlight North Sea oil and gas drilling during his trip.