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Swinney predicts Burnham will be last UK Prime Minister

First Minister John Swinney has predicted Andy Burnham will be the UK's last Prime Minister and called for a Scottish independence referendum before the current Holyrood term ends in 2031. Swinney joined Welsh First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn Féin leaders Michelle O'Neill and Mary Lou McDonald in Cardiff, where they backed greater cooperation and the right to self-determination. Swinney said polling indicated Scots would now choose independence if offered another referendum. Burnham recently told MPs a vote could be held if there was a "clear consensus" in Scotland, although he subsequently told Swinney that a referendum remained "off limits". The Conservatives accused nationalist leaders of seeking to break up the UK, while the UK Government said Burnham remained committed to the Union and was focused on economic and household priorities.

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