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Miliband tries to woo Scots to progressive union

LABOUR leader Ed Miliband painted a picture of a more progressive Britain during an Edinburgh speech yesterday in a bid to bolster support for the union.

He launched a political charm offensive targeted at traditional Labour voters ahead of September’s Scottish independence referendum. 

Appealed for them to join his party’s “mission to change Britain,” Mr Miliband told his audience: “By voting No you can say yes to the biggest progressive change for a generation.”

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