Andy Burnham declares he is determined to prove John Swinney wrong on the future of the Union. He declares the UK is “a country of solidarity and not separation”.

Andy Burnham needs to sort out his English problems instead of trying to fix the union, John Swinney is a better politician than Burnham will ever be. Union is over finished.

He hasn't spent much time in Scotland has he. Unionists shit themselves when Yes got 45% of the vote. They never thought it would be that high, that's why they are terrified of granting another Referendum. Democracy has been thrown out the window.

Yes proving him wrong by not having the balls to “allow” a second referendum. Hardly the action of a fighter.

He has to prove it to the whole of Scotland, not just Swinney. Everything we get is just a spinoff of an English policy. Pension triple lock to support Englands care system? Did he ask Scottish people like me if I am happy with that?

If we had a properly functioning media in Scotland, that speech would be the final nail in the coffin for “Scottish” Labour!!

#CelticExit gaining momentum … #scottishindependenceasap 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💛🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Nope the majority now favour a referendum. Two parties stood on manifesto pledges of holding an independence referendum & won a majority of seats. Denial of a referendum is denial of democracy. But then that’s what we’d expect from Labour. Those pesky voters getting in the way.

Any respect I had for Burnham went with his sleekit underhand comment about Swinney. How low can Burnham go? Very.

Democracy isn't a rhetorical debate between two grey men in suits. Solidarity and an equal union would have been recognising Scotland's democratic rights and desires over the past 20 years.

He's wrong on both counts!

The pause in which he faltered and teared up immediately before was when he thought to himself “Am I going to do this? Use my own father’s death to score a cheap political point and launch a personal attack on Swinney?” Utterly disgraceful: what a cynical charlatan.

Anyone with a modicum of common sense will see the union cannot possibly continue in its present form.

The union is finished n he knows it …funny how a march is allowed in Ireland just after Scotland Ireland n wales come together …panic stations …

STAGED PATHETIC ATTEMPT TO DENIGRATE OUR FIRST MINISTER LAST WEEKS STORY FAKE EMPATHY WAS ABOUT CARE NURSE WHEELING HIS DAD TO THE TV TO SEE HIM ENTERING No10 HE DIDNT KNOW WHAT HE WAS WATCHING EITHER HOW LOW CAN LA

Even more ludicrous to spout that crap when he’s going to screw the pensioners AGAIN!

You Labour have caused your own division..used to be solidarity..but since your coup...not a chance

The wee sleekit #KillThePensionersOff mayor said what? I *HOPE😏* every part of this fecking *made-up union of 💩* disintegrates & Scotland, Wales & Ireland prosper & thrive ✊

He will prove him wrong by denying Scotland the right to self determination

And uses and politicises his own father’s death. Disgusting disgraceful and disturbing in equal measure. That’s not a PM it’s a cancer and it’s a man who will stop at nothing to lie to Scots. I have lost all respect for this tyrant

Shows how much he knows! The UK is NOT a country

#UKisNOTonecountry

All about England. Cutting Scottish pensions to pay for Englands care service . But no Scotland you can’t have a ref. He an antidemocratic colonialist like the rest of them

They are all clapping madly at the thought of taxing Scottish pensioners to pay for Englands social care. The SNP already did this in Scotland without taxing pensioners.

When Burnham talks about the ‘UK’ and ‘Britain’ what he means is he is talking about ‘England’. 🤷‍♂️

Andy Burnham is another guy who seemed principled who’s now just showing his greed outweighs his principles

Fuck your union 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

And Scotland declares "fuck off" to Andy Burnham!

He needs our resources. Don't be fooled.

Yeh? Won’t hold my breath. Burnham the people pleaser. (Labour people)

Poor of Burnham to use the death of his father to attempt to score points.

Is that the same burnham who used the death of his father to try and make a cheap political jibe? What a creep.

The UK is not a country He cant even get that right

Talking out his Arse ! Independence is inevitable.

We are offski. We were told we’d be ‘better together’ by voting no. What a shit show it has turned out to be.

It’s so fucking not . He won’t agree to a referendum so he is talking out of his arse .