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Has Swinney gone shy on independence?

After the prime minister ruled out an independence vote during his tenure, Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins ask why John Swinney isn’t leading the calls for one right now.

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has ruled out a second independence referendum while he is in Downing Street.

We ask Stuart Nicolson, a former adviser to the SNP in government, if there is a plan to get another vote. And the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s David Wallace Lockhart tells us why first minister John Swinney isn’t demanding one right now.

Scotcast is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch with us by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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