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hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. the scottish national party puts independence and the nhs at the centre of its general election promises to voters. one of the snp s key pledges today one that you will not hear from any other party were scotland independent then they would rejoin the eu . and the first minister was not mincing words. brexit he said has been a disaster for scotland has wiped billions of pounds from the scottish economy, has pushed up food prices starved our public services of cash and talent. in scotland of course where they voted to remain, europe is a wedge issue, and john swinney s language is quite the contrast with the messaging we are getting from labour and the conservatives. keir starmer is loath to mention it, in case he upsets the vote in the red wall seats. in an independent scotland we could be back in the eu for the first time as an equal member in our own right. we will be part of the huge single market ....

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