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A giant roundabout connecting Liverpool, Stranraer, and Lancashire to Larne via the Isle of Man has been billed as an alternative crossing to link Britain and Northern Ireland.
But MSPs have today said that the Scottish First Minister is overstepping the mark and collectively voiced the FM should step down from fronting them after she raised the issue during FMQs today.
They claim Nicola Sturgeon should be replaced by a medical or science expert in the Scottish Government daily briefings, as they could give her an unfair election advantage.
Holyrood is set to be dissolved on March 25, ahead of the elections on May 6 which leaves a six-week pre-election period or purdah period.
During FMQs today, the First Minister referred to when Scottish Labour interim leader Jackie Baillie met with former BBC Scotland director Donalda McKinnon to address the issue.
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Boris s Burrow : Underwater Irish Sea tunnel prompts derision despite report of green light
First it was a bridge, now it’s a tunnel, apparently. By Rónán Duffy Monday 15 Feb 2021, 5:31 PM Feb 15th 2021, 5:31 PM 56,319 Views 72 Comments
Image: PA Images
Image: PA Images
IT’S SAFE TO say there hasn’t exactly been a ringing endorsement for the suggestion of a tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The suggestion appeared to gain some ground yesterday when The Sunday Telegraph published a story saying the idea “could get the green light as soon as next month”.
The claim is based on the imminent completion of a feasibility study that’s being undertaken about linking Scotland and Northern Ireland by bridge or tunnel.