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Foreign secretary Liz Truss receives no support from Scottish Tories

Although the Foreign Secretary is, by quite some considerable distance, the most popular of the two candidates with party members, it is Rishi Sunak…

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SNP Sets Out Independence Vote Plan as Judge Weighs Ruling

SNP Sets Out Independence Vote Plan as Judge Weighs Ruling
Bloomberg
1/23/2021
Alastair Reed
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An unidentified supporter of Scottish Independence proudly displays the Saltire flag, the national flag of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.,Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007.
(Bloomberg) Scotland’s governing party set out a road map for a referendum on independence after the coronavirus pandemic, while a judge said she will make a “very swift” ruling on whether the country has the power to hold one without the U.K.’s approval.
The Scottish National Party published on Saturday an 11-point plan that states that any new vote must be “beyond legal challenge.” But the document leaves open the possibility that the Scottish Parliament could back holding a referendum to force Westminster to then block it in the courts.

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