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“I want to be judged on the progress we make.”

Nicola Sturgeon’s own words in 2015, a few months after she won 56 seats in the general election.

On June 8, voters will have the opportunity to judge her on her record.

We all know that Sturgeon’s only priority is a second independence referendum. Every single SNP MP elected has that same priority – they will go to ­Westminster to campaign for ­independence, not to stand up for Scotland.

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And while Sturgeon and her MPs take their eye off the ball, the public services the SNP are in charge of here in Scotland are neglected.

Here’s the truth behind the SNP spin.

NHS

Scotland’s health boards could face a £1billion cuts ­bombshell under the SNP Government and local services across Scotland are under threat.

As health secretary, Sturgeon cut nurse training places – calling it a “sensible way forward”. Scotland now has more than 2500 vacancies for nurses and midwives.

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The number of consultant posts left unfilled for more than six months has increased by a ­staggering 474 per cent under the SNP and there are now almost 400 consultant vacancies in Scotland.

But Labour’s plan to invest in public services in England will result in a massive boost for Scotland’s budget.

EDUCATION

Under the SNP, teacher numbers have declined by 4000, there are 1000 fewer support staff and ­Scotland’s performance in ­international assessments of maths, science and reading is declining. Meanwhile, the gap in educational attainment separating children from richer and poorer ­backgrounds remains as stubborn as ever.

In 2007, the SNP ran on a key manifesto promise to abolish student debt, which they have broken. Instead, student debt has soared.

But Labour’s education policies in England will result in a major spending boost for Scotland.

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POLICE

Since the SNP’s shambolic ­centralisation of Police Scotland, policing has lurched from one crisis to another.

Audit Scotland have highlighted a black hole at the heart of Police Scotland’s budget.

The number of full-time police officers has fallen over the past year, while the SNP’s failure to fully fund their promise of 1000 extra officers has resulted in frontline officers having to fill back-office functions rather than being out on the beat. Under a Labour ­government, Scotland will receive £70million which we can use to ensure officers can focus on policing and protecting our communities.

TRANSPORT

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Major road-building projects have been delayed, bus services are ­deteriorating and satisfaction with ScotRail is at a 14-year low.

Instead of listening to Labour and creating a publicly owned rail service, the SNP handed the ScotRail franchise to the Dutch state ­operator Abellio.

This has led to passengers suffering delays, cancellations, ­overcrowding and fare increases.

Labour will always protect pensioners’ free bus pass from the age of 60.

The truth is that nobody can trust a word of the SNP manifesto that Sturgeon will unveil today.

Voters who want to send her a message to drop plans for a divisive second independence referendum and focus on running our schools and hospitals need to vote Labour on June 8.