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Three things we learned on the campaign trail today

1. Deputy First Minister John Swinney said a second Scottish independence referendum could be held when the country begins to see “signs of recovery” from the Covid-19 pandemic.

2. The Scottish Tories have launched infrastructure plans to improve several key routes across Scotland including the A9, A90 and to take forward the building of the Dundee Northern Relief Road.

3. Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has unveiled more than 50 proposals in an election manifesto he said would “put recovery first”.