Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 16 October 2026
Scotland's economy secretary Stephen Flynn on Andy Burnham, devolution and independence referendum
Stephen Flynn tells Sky's Anna Jones and Kamali Melbourne that if Andy Burnham wants to devolve power in Scotland, he should "give the Scottish people the opportunity to determine their own future through an independence referendum". This comes as the PM heads to Scotland, where he will be offering
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The BBC and Sky both foreground Stephen Flynn and his challenge to Andy Burnham over independence or devolution, with Sky quoting Flynn’s call for a referendum. The Guardian US takes a broader live-politics framing and focuses on Burnham’s Scotland speech and devolution plans, with Flynn’s challenge not prominent in the extract. All three converge on the same Scotland politics moment, but only BBC and Sky make Flynn the lead figure.
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