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COVID-19 overshadows independence in key Scottish election Associated Press 3 hrs ago By JILL LAWLESS and RENEE GRAHAM, Associated Press © Provided by Associated Press The Scottish side of the border between Scotland and England at Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Scotland, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Scotland holds an election Thursday that could hasten the breakup of the United Kingdom. The pro-independence Scottish National Party is leading in the polls and a big victory will give it the the moral right and the political momentum to hold a referendum on whether Scotland should end its th...

Scottish Voters Reluctant About Independence Vote as Economy Struggles Amid Pandemic On 5/5/21 at 9:22 AM EDT The economic upheaval following Britain's exit from the European Union and the coronavirus pandemic has cast a shadow over the push for Scottish independence. As Scotland heads into parliamentary elections Thursday, the Scottish National Party, which has led a minority government since 2016, says a big victory will give it the political momentum to hold a referendum on whether Scotland should end its union with England. Scotland voted to remain in the U.K. in a 2014 independence refer...