Andy Burnham is polling as the most popular leader in Scotland, and columnist Chris McCall says his speech in Motherwell was the best a UK Prime Minister has made north of the Border in a decade. Burnham addressed issues such as depopulation in Inverclyde and the life expectancy gap in Glasgow, and said he wants to work with First Minister John Swinney rather than fight him. McCall argues this contrasts with the SNP's habit of portraying Westminster negatively. Polling shows the SNP's lead in Westminster voting intentions has nearly halved, with Labour at around 22% nationally. The UK Government is due to decide on the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas projects, and the Budget is on October 28.
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