Boris Johnson urged to back plan for Unionists to boycott a new Scottish referendum
Boris Johnson urged to back plan for Unionists to boycott a new Scottish referendum Tories in move to counter SNP while fresh funding shake-up sees cash sent directly from London 27 February 2021 • 9:00pm Boris Johnson is being urged by the leader of the Tories in Scotland to back a plan for unionists to boycott a second unofficial referendum on Scottish independence. A second Scottish independence referendum can only be held if it is backed by the UK government and senior Tories are determined to reject it on the grounds that the vote in 2014 was said by the SNP to be a once in a generatio...