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| SNP is 'fixated' on independence | SNP is 'fixated' on independence |
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| The prime minister will say the SNP is "fixated on separating Scotland from the UK at any cost" in a speech at the three-day Scottish Labour conference. | The prime minister will say the SNP is "fixated on separating Scotland from the UK at any cost" in a speech at the three-day Scottish Labour conference. |
| Gordon Brown will also tell delegates the global economic crisis proves the case for co-operation - and counters the one for independence. | Gordon Brown will also tell delegates the global economic crisis proves the case for co-operation - and counters the one for independence. |
| Members of the party faithful have gathered in Dundee for the conference. | Members of the party faithful have gathered in Dundee for the conference. |
| Mr Brown will also outline plans for an international agreement on bankers' pay and bonuses. | Mr Brown will also outline plans for an international agreement on bankers' pay and bonuses. |
| He will call for remuneration in the financial system to be part of a "global new deal" in his speech on Friday afternoon. | |
| International deal | International deal |
| And in a swipe at the Scottish National Party, he will say Scottish banks could not have been saved by Scotland alone. | And in a swipe at the Scottish National Party, he will say Scottish banks could not have been saved by Scotland alone. |
| Mr Brown has previously called for global co-operation to tackle the recession. | Mr Brown has previously called for global co-operation to tackle the recession. |
| But his speech will see him set out for the first time his hopes for an international deal on bankers' pay and bonuses to be agreed at the forthcoming G20 summit in London. | But his speech will see him set out for the first time his hopes for an international deal on bankers' pay and bonuses to be agreed at the forthcoming G20 summit in London. |
| He will argue that remuneration in the banks has been based on short-term targets, not on the long-term interests of customers or even the banks themselves. | He will argue that remuneration in the banks has been based on short-term targets, not on the long-term interests of customers or even the banks themselves. |
| The prime minister comes to the Scottish Labour conference directly from talks with President Obama at the White House. | The prime minister comes to the Scottish Labour conference directly from talks with President Obama at the White House. |
| Also at the three-day conference, Labour will announce plans to table legislation at Holyrood to appoint an independent commissioner to tackle hospital acquired infections. | |