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You did call for the Prime Minister Kiyosama to resign, right? I mean, that's a big deal for

a Labour leader in Scotland. I was making it abundantly clear that my first priority and my first loyalty is to my country, Scotland, and frankly, I don't really care what people in Westminster think, I only care what people in Scotland think. You must care who the Prime Minister is. Look, I'm not doing it to run against a UK Labour government, I'm running against a Scottish SMP government. Let's be honest. Are we spending every penny of public money well? We're not. We will demonstrate to the rest of the UK how you can win on the politics of hope and unity, not feed off the politics of despair. I guess you're very politely skirting around one of the massive things. I'm happy not to be polite, Rooney, Don't let me skirt. Cut to the chase. I'm happy to cut to the chase.

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