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Scottish Labour makes GP appointment pledge Scottish Labour pledges faster GP appointments
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Scottish Labour has said everyone in Scotland will be guaranteed a GP appointment within 48 hours if the party wins the Holyrood election.Scottish Labour has said everyone in Scotland will be guaranteed a GP appointment within 48 hours if the party wins the Holyrood election.
Party leader Kezia Dugdale will make the pledge in a speech to its one-day conference in Glasgow.Party leader Kezia Dugdale will make the pledge in a speech to its one-day conference in Glasgow.
Ahead of the event, Ms Dugdale said it was "nonsense" to suggest she had conceded the election to the SNP.Ahead of the event, Ms Dugdale said it was "nonsense" to suggest she had conceded the election to the SNP.
She was speaking in a BBC webcast that saw Ms Dugdale answer questions from viewers.She was speaking in a BBC webcast that saw Ms Dugdale answer questions from viewers.
Ms Dugdale said she wanted to be first minister and was going into the election with the intention of winning, but said she would not resign if the party lost seats.Ms Dugdale said she wanted to be first minister and was going into the election with the intention of winning, but said she would not resign if the party lost seats.
Opinion polls have suggested the SNP is on course to win the election on 5 May with an increased majority, with Labour and the Conservatives in a race for second.Opinion polls have suggested the SNP is on course to win the election on 5 May with an increased majority, with Labour and the Conservatives in a race for second.
'Intention of winning' Ms Dugdale told the BBC's Daily Politics last month that she thought her party would finish second - an admission that some commentators regarded as a gaffe.
Ms Dugdale told the BBC's Sunday Politics last month that she thought her party would finish second - an admission that some commentators regarded as a gaffe.
But in the webcast, which saw BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor put the questions to Ms Dugdale, she said: "I'm going into this election with the intention of winning. I don't like being in opposition; I want to govern.But in the webcast, which saw BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor put the questions to Ms Dugdale, she said: "I'm going into this election with the intention of winning. I don't like being in opposition; I want to govern.
"I expect the Labour party to do well in this election. I want to be first minister."I expect the Labour party to do well in this election. I want to be first minister.
"I want Nicola Sturgeon's desk, I want her chair, I want the possibility of power she has at her fingertips."I want Nicola Sturgeon's desk, I want her chair, I want the possibility of power she has at her fingertips.
"I'm aiming for that, but I'm committed to renewing the fortunes of the Scottish Labour Party over the longer term.""I'm aiming for that, but I'm committed to renewing the fortunes of the Scottish Labour Party over the longer term."
In her speech to the conference, Ms Dugdale is to pledge that a Scottish Labour government would "end the GP crisis created by the SNP and increase investment in primary care".In her speech to the conference, Ms Dugdale is to pledge that a Scottish Labour government would "end the GP crisis created by the SNP and increase investment in primary care".
She will also announce plans to guarantee every Scot an appointment at a GP surgery within 48 hours.She will also announce plans to guarantee every Scot an appointment at a GP surgery within 48 hours.
Ms Dugdale will say: "Labour will use our powers to offer a real plan for the future of our NHS. We will increase funding for the NHS year-on-year in real terms.Ms Dugdale will say: "Labour will use our powers to offer a real plan for the future of our NHS. We will increase funding for the NHS year-on-year in real terms.
"Our Labour Party that established the NHS in the 1940s will be there to ensure that our health service is fit for the challenges of the 2040s.""Our Labour Party that established the NHS in the 1940s will be there to ensure that our health service is fit for the challenges of the 2040s."
'In his allotment''In his allotment'
Jeremy Corbyn is not appearing at the conference - the first time since 1991 that the leader of the UK Labour Party has not attended the Scottish conference. Jeremy Corbyn is not appearing at the conference. It is thought to be the first time since 1991 that the leader of the UK Labour Party has not attended the Scottish conference.
Ms Dugdale said in the BBC webcast that it was "absolutely" her call that Mr Corbyn was not appearing, saying he had "accepted" it.Ms Dugdale said in the BBC webcast that it was "absolutely" her call that Mr Corbyn was not appearing, saying he had "accepted" it.
She said: "He doesn't need to be there. I'm the leader, I'm in charge, and I'm going to detail my plans, our plans, for the future of the party."She said: "He doesn't need to be there. I'm the leader, I'm in charge, and I'm going to detail my plans, our plans, for the future of the party."
She added: "It's possible he'll be in his allotment."She added: "It's possible he'll be in his allotment."
'Profoundly pro-European''Profoundly pro-European'
Ms Dugdale also said she would be willing to campaign alongside the SNP during the EU referendum, but said she would "really rather not" be "side by side" with the Conservatives after the "negative" after-effect of the Better Together campaign in the Scottish independence referendum.Ms Dugdale also said she would be willing to campaign alongside the SNP during the EU referendum, but said she would "really rather not" be "side by side" with the Conservatives after the "negative" after-effect of the Better Together campaign in the Scottish independence referendum.
She said: "We could certainly work with the SNP on the issue of Europe, we'd probably make almost identical arguments about why a union is a good thing.She said: "We could certainly work with the SNP on the issue of Europe, we'd probably make almost identical arguments about why a union is a good thing.
"We're both profoundly pro-European.""We're both profoundly pro-European."
However, on the Conservatives, she added: "I'd really rather not be in a position where we were side by side on a platform again. I've openly said that being seen side by side with the Tories had a negative effect on the Labour Party.However, on the Conservatives, she added: "I'd really rather not be in a position where we were side by side on a platform again. I've openly said that being seen side by side with the Tories had a negative effect on the Labour Party.
"But what is really more important is winning the argument. I want to make a positive case for the EU. There will be a specific Labour case for the EU, and I'd like to focus on that.""But what is really more important is winning the argument. I want to make a positive case for the EU. There will be a specific Labour case for the EU, and I'd like to focus on that."