John Swinney claims Scotland’s voice ‘simply doesn’t matter' to Westminster

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Scotland’s voice “simply doesn’t matter to Westminster”, First Minister John Swinney will claim today.The SNP leader will make the comments while campaigning in Aberdeen on Monday, railing against Brexit on the day after the eighth anniversary of the vote.The decision to leave the EU, Swinney will say, exposed the “myth of the union of equals”.People in Scotland voted by 68% to 32% to stay in the EU – a fact that has been used by the SNP to show the disparity between north and south of the border.The First Minister will say the result of the 2016 referendum did not just impact the relationship with Europe.“It told us something fundamental about the United Kingdom too,” he will add.“It demonstrated that the UK is not a partnership of equal nations.“The fact that Scotland voted to remain ultimately mattered not one jot to Westminster.“That’s not equality – it’s a ‘know your place’ attitude.“The way Scotland is being treated over Brexit is symptomatic of a wider ‘Westminster knows best’ union, whatever the cost to Scotland.“While yesterday was the anniversary of the Brexit vote, today is the anniversary of people in Scotland waking up to the new reality.“The reality not just that we were about to be dragged out of the EU against our will.“But the reality that Scotland’s voice simply does not matter to the Westminster establishment.“The myth of the union of equals was extinguished for so many people across Scotland on this day eight years ago.”At the Daily Record, we'll be working tirelessly throughout the general election to keep you up to date.There are many ways you can follow along with our coverage:We will be putting out new episodes every week day with special guests, discussing the election, campaign trail and more.Yo