Neale Richmond: Events in Scotland could have a profound effect in Ireland A border poll being called by the Secretary of State is no longer a remote possibility and another referendum in Scotland could well be the catalyst 10th May, 2021 Nicola Sturgeon s rhetoric in recent days has been telling, saying it is a matter of when and not if another referendum is called. Picture: Getty
We in Ireland have much in common with our Celtic cousins in Scotland and this past weekend’s elections to the Scottish Parliament could easily have implications for the whole of Ireland.
With the last votes counted between the constituency and list allocations, Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party has recorded a big victory though is slightly short of what they had been hoping for as she will not lead an overall majority.
5/10/2021 9:01:57 AM GMT | By Haresh Menghani
EUR/GBP came under some intense selling pressure on the first day of a new trading week.
The outcome of the Scottish Parliament election contributed to the sterling’s outperformance.
Upbeat Eurozone Sentix Investor Confidence failed to impress bulls or lend any support.
The EUR/GBP cross maintained its heavily offered tone through the first half of the European session and refreshed daily lows, around the 0.8630-25 region in the last hour.
The cross witnessed aggressive selling on the first day of a new trading week and dropped back closer to last week s swing lows amid a strong pickup in demand for the British pound. The outcome of the Scottish Parliament election, where SNP fell short of winning the absolute majority, helped ease the UK political risks.
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Voters in Scotland gave a majority to parties supporting a push for independence from the U.K. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson's Conservatives won in local elections in England.
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Boris Johnson, the prime minister, has been mocked online after he wrote to leaders of the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish governments describing the vaccine rollout across the country as “Team UK in action”.
The letters to the first ministers, in which he also calls for a summit to discuss the UK’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, comes after Mark Drakeford was re-elected as leader in Wales, and Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP) came one seat short of a majority in Holyrood.