A LABOUR government would help Scotland "shape its own future" Sir Keir Starmer has said.
The Labour leader is to address party members in Liverpool today when he will set out his ambitions.
Speaking in his keynote speech to conference, Starmer is expected to tell members that only his party can deliver change on issues such as the cost-of-living crisis.
He'll say: "Scotland needs a Labour government that can deliver change.
"But it also needs to power and resources to shape its own future, whoever's in power in Westminster.
"And the SNP are not interested in this.
"For them, Scotland's success in the UK is met with gritted teeth, seen as a roadblock to independence. And so they stand in the way. Labour will deliver the change you will never get that from the Tories. And you won't get it from the SNP either.
"The challenges we face - the cost of living crisis, climate change, standing up to Putin - are common across our four nations.
"We saw off the threat of fascism and deadly disease, together. We built the NHS and the welfare state, together.
"But I don't believe in our union just because of our history. I believe in it because of our future.
"I know we can meet the great challenges to come. Build new beacons of fairness that light up the islands we share.
His comments come as the Labour leader has reiterated his refusal to work with the SNP to form a government even if it means his party have to form a minority government. The two parties clash on a second referendum on Scottish independence.
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