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Scotland’s supreme civil court has dismissed a case questioning whether an independence referendum could be held without Westminster’s consent – saying it was ‘hypothetical, academic and premature’. Martin Keatings brought the case to Scotland’s Court of Session on behalf of pro-independence group Forward As One, ahead of Holyrood’s election in May. A two-day hearing last … Read more
Matt Hancock infuriates SNP by using Covid press conference to take dig at Nicola Sturgeon’s rogue referendum – saying Scottish Ambulance Service needed bailing out at the weekend proving the UK is ‘stronger together’ Matt Hancock made comments at the Downing Street Covid press conference He said other nations had ‘stepped forward’ to help Scottish … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon branded Boris Johnson a coward today as she threatened to hold a fresh independence referendum without his permission – but faced a brutal backlash for pushing her separatist agenda during the coronavirus crisis. The First Minister goaded that the PM ‘fears the verdict and the will of the Scottish people’ as she quoted … Read more
‘The people want to stay in the UK’: DUP’s Arlene Foster dismisses need for Irish unification referendum as Brexit disruption leaves supermarket shelves bare in Northern Ireland – and blasts Boris Johnson saying problems were ‘foreseen’ The DUP leader insisted last night the country wanted to remain part of the UK Asked on Question Time whether … Read more
Switzerland will hold a referendum on whether to strip the government of its power to impose lockdown measures Campaigners handed in petition with 86,000 signatures on Wednesday Swiss will be able to repeal the swingeing Covid-19 Act with referendum in June Comes after bill passed in September which gives more lockdown powers Recent closure of restaurants and bars … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon yesterday used news of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal to make fresh demands for a second independence referendum. The Scottish first minister spoke out on Twitter on Thursday afternoon, shortly before a summary of the deal was published on the Government website at 4.30pm. Mr Johnson was then given a boost by the … Read more
PM slaps down Nicola Sturgeon over push for Scottish independence referendum as early as NEXT YEAR – as she threatens to go to the Supreme Court unless he agrees to a vote on splitting the UK Nicola Sturgeon is ramping up her Scottish referendum drive despite pandemic She will tell SNP conference vote should be … Read more
Data firm cleared of Brexit meddling: Probe finds no evidence that Cambridge Analytica tried to influence EU referendum Investigation concluded Cambridge Analytica and SCL played role in the vote Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said there was no further evidence Cambridge Analytica collapsed after dispute over harvesting and use of personal data By John Stevens Deputy … Read more
Equality campaigner Trevor Phillips urges Nicola Sturgeon to allow ALL Scots in UK to get a vote in any independence referendum or risk ‘torpedoing’ any future attempt for Scotland to join the EU Mr Phillips said that excluding thousands of Scots from voting would be unfair Also suggested it contradicts SNP’s own definition of who is a … Read more
Foreign students drove net migration to the UK to 313,000 – its highest level since the 2016 Brexit referendum – before the coronavirus pandemic struck Britain 331,000 more people entered the UK than left in the year to March, the ONS said This 92,000 above figure in March 2019 and the highest level since March … Read more