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Burnham rejects drugs decriminalisation after Swinney backs it

Burnham said he would not back the move as Scotland recorded 1,133 drug deaths, an 11% rise from the previous year, officials said.

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Scotland's first minister had called for the move as part of measures to tackle the drugs deaths crisis, but the prime minister said he did not support it.

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BBC News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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