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UK Government offers Nicola Sturgeon help to speed up Scotland s sluggish vaccine roll-out
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said it was important that Scotland s roll-out matches the best efforts of the rest of the UK .
2 February 2021 • 8:07pm
The UK Government has offered to help Nicola Sturgeon speed up her vaccine roll-out
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The Scottish Secretary has offered Nicola Sturgeon the UK Government s help to accelerate her sluggish vaccine roll-out programme after she finally admitted it needs to speed up.
Alister Jack said it was important that Scotland s roll-out matches the best efforts of the rest of the UK as he offered any support or assistance we can give you.
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