Long-Bailey: Labour cannot refuse Scottish referendum request

MP cements position as only leadership candidate who would grant legal powers to hold fresh plebiscite

Rebecca Long-Bailey has cemented her position as the only Labour leadership candidate who would grant the Scottish parliament the legal powers to hold a second referendum on independence, telling a hustings event in Glasgow that refusal “would drive more of our voters into the arms of the Scottish National party”.

At the only hustings taking place north of the border, all three remaining candidates emphasised their understanding that the party can only secure a majority at Westminster if it wins back its Scottish heartlands.

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