Scotland:Draft written constitution to be published

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interim written Scottish constitution will be published this summer, the country's deputy first minister has announced.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: SV;">
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