Scottish National Party’s fourth election win threatens UK breakup
Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP) won this year’s elections to the Scottish parliament by a huge margin. The party polled 47.7 percent of the vote in individual constituencies, against the Conservatives with 21.9 percent and Labour with 21.6 percent. In the regional lists, the SNP won 40.3 percent against 23.5 percent for the Conservatives and 17.9 percent for Labour. The Greens polled only 1.3 percent in the constituencies but 8.1 percent on the lists.
Under the proportional representation system, these figures translate to 64 seats for the SNP, 31 for the Conservatives, 22 for Labour, eight for the Greens and four for the Liberal Democrats. With the formal or informal assistance of the Greens, the SNP will therefore be able to form a pro-independence majority in the 129-seat parliament.
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TORY Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited the SNPâs Nicola Sturgeon and the Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford, to a âTeam UKâ summit.
Johnson congratulated Sturgeon for the SNPâs fourth Scottish Parliament election win in a row and Drakeford for Labourâs win in the Welsh Parliament and invited them to a meeting to discuss âshared challengesâ.
Johnson phoned Drakeford on Saturday and Sturgeon yesterday, both of whom have said they will attend the summit.
In letters sent to the leaders and publicised by Downing Street, Johnson, ignoring the role of the NHS, described the Covid vaccine rollout as an example of âTeam UK in actionâ.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of the devolved nations to a summit on how “Team UK” can recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported Sunday.
The latest development came after Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) Nicola Sturgeon on Saturday pledged to push for a second independence referendum as her party secured “historic and extraordinary” fourth consecutive victory in the Scottish parliamentary election.
Johnson’s invitation came also after the main opposition Labour Party’s win in the Welsh Parliament during Thursday’s election.
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1. PM suggests summit on Team UK post-pandemic recovery
Boris Johnson wants leaders of the devolved nations to join a summit on how Team UK can recover from the pandemic. His offer comes after the Scottish National Party made history to win its fourth Holyrood election in a row and Labour held onto power in Wales. The PM said the Covid vaccine rollout was an example of Team UK in action and invited the SNP s Nicola Sturgeon and Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford to meet and discuss how they can work together to overcome future shared challenges .