{"id":2210,"date":"2024-07-08T00:03:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T00:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/starmer-and-swinney-to-work-together-on-common-ground\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T00:03:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T00:03:10","slug":"starmer-and-swinney-to-work-together-on-common-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/starmer-and-swinney-to-work-together-on-common-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer and Swinney to work together on &#8216;common ground&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starmer and Swinney to work together on &#8216;common ground&#8217;<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-8589xk-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-536vs-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source 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class=\"ssrcss-qt5zqv-BylineWrapper e8mq1e917\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h3c0s8-ContributorContainer e8mq1e916\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1u2in0b-Container-ContributorDetails e8mq1e913\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-68pt20-Text-TextContributorName e8mq1e96\">Claire Diamond<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">BBC Scotland News<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-jlwt2c-Divider e8mq1e915\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-j4gvkq-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-07-07T06:47:51.224Z\">7 July 2024<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has met First Minister John Swinney for the first time since <\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Labour&#8217;s landslide election win<\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Speaking after their meeting, the prime minister said his new government &#8220;got a clear mandate for change&#8221; in the election, and one thing that needed &#8220;reset&#8221; was the relationship between the Scottish and UK government. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We are of a joint view that we can work constructively together,&#8221; he 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Of course we need one immigration system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He added: \u201cBut if you have two governments willing to work together, you can find distinct solutions for Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He cited the example of the Fresh Talent initiative, introduced by the Labour-led Scottish executive 20 years ago, to address a declining population. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The scheme encouraged overseas graduates from Scottish universities to stay on working in Scotland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-8589xk-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-whg873-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><span><\/p>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ea2c\/live\/e81ed570-3c80-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/ea2c\/live\/e81ed570-3c80-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/ea2c\/live\/e81ed570-3c80-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/ea2c\/live\/e81ed570-3c80-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/ea2c\/live\/e81ed570-3c80-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/ea2c\/live\/e81ed570-3c80-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"James Cook corr box\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5lsi9Q.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ea2c\/live\/e81ed570-3c80-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/ea2c\/live\/e81ed570-3c80-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/ea2c\/live\/e81ed570-3c80-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/ea2c\/live\/e81ed570-3c80-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/ea2c\/live\/e81ed570-3c80-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/ea2c\/live\/e81ed570-3c80-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.png 976w\" width=\"1536\" height=\"360.14067995310666\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">For Sir Keir, this is a whistlestop tour to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales before meeting English mayors on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The message is pretty obvious &#8211; to stress the &#8220;United&#8221; in Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But the work isn&#8217;t over &#8211; the party now hopes to win control of the Scottish government from the SNP &#8211; in the 2026 Holyrood elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">That means delivering the change Labour has promised Scottish voters as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It will be a huge challenge when the party has pledged to stick to Conservative spending plans and some of its welfare polices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The clock is already ticking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In Westminster elections Scotland has now swung dramatically from Labour to the SNP and back again in less than a decade. 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