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19
sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Scottish Labour’s new leader said he has a “huge job” to do as he seeks to “reconnect” the party with voters.
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he → say → voters
But Michael Marra has vowed to “recreate” Scottish Labour “as a national party once again”.
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Marra → vow → party
Speaking the day after being voted into the job, Mr Marra accepted his party has a “big job to do though to reconnect with the whole of the country”.
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party → speak → country
The new Scottish Labour leader told BBC Scotland’s Sunday Show: “It is a huge job and it is a long-term job as well.
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it → tell → Show
I’m not going to come here and say that we are ‘one more push’, that’s absolutely not the case.
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that → go → ?
“I fundamentally believe we have to reconnect with the country in a really profound way.”
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we → believe → way
He added: “I think for too long people have known what we’re against, whether we be against the Tories, the SNP and certainly against Reform as well.
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we → add → Reform
“But we have to make sure that people know more about what we are for, and those values of equality, solidarity, good public services, a decent life for working people… those are the absolutely critical values we bring to the table.”
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we → have → table
Mr Marra became Scottish Labour’s 11th leader of the devolution era after defeating fellow MSP Joe Fagan in a leadership contest which culminated on Saturday.
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which → become → Saturday
But just less than half (49.4%) of Scottish Labour members actually voted in the election.
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half → vote → election
And Mr Marra, who had phone calls with both Prime Minister Mr Burnham and the Scottish First Minister after his victory on Saturday – said Labour needs to “recreate ourselves as a national party once again”.
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Labour → have → party
He said: “I believe Scottish Labour needs to open the doors to the whole country, take our values with us, but have a real conversation in all parts of the country, to recreate ourselves as a national party once again.
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Labour → say → party
With Labour having seen its tally of MSPs decline at every successive Holyrood election – from 56 in the first ballot in 1999 to 17 in the May election – he said the party must be “absolutely clear” about the significance of that.
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party → see → that
As a result he said he was “talking about refounding the party right across the country, becoming a national party again, making sure we can win support everywhere”.
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win → say → support
Mr Marra continued: “We can’t pretend it’s a different era when we did have success, we have to genuinely have that process of reconnection.”
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we → continue → reconnection
He also said he wanted to see a “new series of devolution deals for Scotland” where the UK Government would contribute funding while the Scottish Government would transfer powers to local areas to help grow the economy.
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Government → say → economy
Arguing that this “is how we get growth back”, Mr Marra said: “Let’s get beyond this point about getting into conflict all the time, seeking grievance.
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’s → argue → grievance
“Let’s see where we can get on the same page.
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we → let → page
Money from one side, policy from another, practical politics that delivers for people in Scotland.”
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that → deliver → Scotland
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