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Is there panic on the streets of London? John Swinney certainly seems to think so.

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He used the P word when talking to LBC ahead of SNP conference, when describing the decision by both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition to come to Scotland in the next few days.

There is an unwritten rule during conference season that other political party leaders don’t step on the toes of whoever is rallying their troops. They give their political opponents their moment in the limelight. Both Andy Burnham and Kemi Badenoch - who have had their conferences - have decided to ignore that.

The SNP get-together runs from Thursday to Saturday with, as ever, independence top of the agenda. But Burnham has decided now is the time to come to Scotland to deliver a speech about devolution, a subject it’s fair to say Scots know........

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