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| SNP conference: Nicola Sturgeon makes appeal to Labour voters | |
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| Scotland's deputy first minister will appeal to Labour supporters to "reclaim" the party by voting for independence in September's referendum. | Scotland's deputy first minister will appeal to Labour supporters to "reclaim" the party by voting for independence in September's referendum. |
| Nicola Sturgeon will say a Yes vote could rejuvenate Scottish Labour by freeing it from Westminster control. | Nicola Sturgeon will say a Yes vote could rejuvenate Scottish Labour by freeing it from Westminster control. |
| Her comments, in a speech to the final SNP conference before the referendum, will come in the week the party celebrates its 80th birthday. | Her comments, in a speech to the final SNP conference before the referendum, will come in the week the party celebrates its 80th birthday. |
| Ms Sturgeon will also announce an extra £1m funding to support food banks. | Ms Sturgeon will also announce an extra £1m funding to support food banks. |
| The deputy SNP leader will tell the party faithful in Aberdeen that Scottish Labour stalwarts like former MP Dennis Canavan and ex-Strathclyde Council leader Charles Gray have come out in support of voting Yes on 18 September. | The deputy SNP leader will tell the party faithful in Aberdeen that Scottish Labour stalwarts like former MP Dennis Canavan and ex-Strathclyde Council leader Charles Gray have come out in support of voting Yes on 18 September. |
| Ms Sturgeon will say: "To every Labour voter in the country I say this - the Yes campaign is not asking you to leave your party. | Ms Sturgeon will say: "To every Labour voter in the country I say this - the Yes campaign is not asking you to leave your party. |
| "Instead, it offers you the chance to get your party back." | "Instead, it offers you the chance to get your party back." |
| She will say: "An independent Scotland will not mean the end of Labour, but it might mean a rejuvenated Labour. | She will say: "An independent Scotland will not mean the end of Labour, but it might mean a rejuvenated Labour. |
| "A Labour Party free to make its own decisions, a Labour Party no longer dancing to a Westminster tune. | "A Labour Party free to make its own decisions, a Labour Party no longer dancing to a Westminster tune. |
| "For everyone out there with Labour in your heart, the message is clear - don't vote No to stop the SNP, vote Yes to reclaim the Labour party." | "For everyone out there with Labour in your heart, the message is clear - don't vote No to stop the SNP, vote Yes to reclaim the Labour party." |
| In the final months of campaigning before the referendum, Scotland's SNP government is seeking to persuade voters that the nation "can, should and must" be independent. | In the final months of campaigning before the referendum, Scotland's SNP government is seeking to persuade voters that the nation "can, should and must" be independent. |
| Polls still indicate support for a No vote, but the party says the gap has been narrowing as it seeks to put forward the arguments for Scotland going it alone. | Polls still indicate support for a No vote, but the party says the gap has been narrowing as it seeks to put forward the arguments for Scotland going it alone. |
| The SNP says Scotland is the 14th richest country among the world's most developed nations, and with independence, would be able to take control of its own resources to better the nation. | The SNP says Scotland is the 14th richest country among the world's most developed nations, and with independence, would be able to take control of its own resources to better the nation. |
| This would include, says the party, taking responsibility for the economy, taxation, welfare and defence. | This would include, says the party, taking responsibility for the economy, taxation, welfare and defence. |
| Ms Sturgeon will also use her speech to announce £1m of Scottish government funding over two years to support food banks, citing evidence that demand for such services in the UK has been growing. | Ms Sturgeon will also use her speech to announce £1m of Scottish government funding over two years to support food banks, citing evidence that demand for such services in the UK has been growing. |
| Half the cash will go to food supply organisation Fairshare, while the rest will be put into a fund to be shared among similar bodies. | Half the cash will go to food supply organisation Fairshare, while the rest will be put into a fund to be shared among similar bodies. |
| The SNP is also meeting for the last time before May's European Election, where the party is seeking to hold on to the biggest share of the vote in Scotland, which it won for the first time in the 2009 poll. | The SNP is also meeting for the last time before May's European Election, where the party is seeking to hold on to the biggest share of the vote in Scotland, which it won for the first time in the 2009 poll. |