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Scottish election 2021: SNP launch ‘transformational’ manifesto
Nicola Sturgeon outlined plans to significantly increase NHS spending and scrap dentist fees
First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon, launches her party's Election Manifesto

NICOLA STURGEON claimed that her party’s manifesto for May’s election would be “transformational” today as she outlined plans to significantly increase NHS spending and scrap dentist fees. 

The First Minister unveiled the SNP’s plans for the next Holyrood, pledging not to push for another referendum on independence until after the pandemic. 

Ms Sturgeon outlined a £2.5 billion increase in NHS spending in the next five years if her party is re-elected on May 6, along with an £800 million boost in social care funding.

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