The UK Government has faced calls to allow Wales to hold a post-pandemic independence referendum, amid criticism of First Minister Mark Drakeford for doubting the union.
Welsh Secretary Simon Hart told MPs that he expected voters to give a “resounding endorsement of the union” at May’s Welsh Parliament elections.
But SNP MP Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East) replied: “The Labour First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, told the Welsh Affairs Committee a few weeks ago that devolution is under aggressive attack by a Tory Government that has, what he called, ‘outright hostility’ at the heart of its governance.
“With independence currently polling as high as 40% in Wales without an official campaign, will the minister respect the democratic rights of people in Wales and in Scotland to have a post-pandemic independence referendum in the event of pro-independence majorities in May?”
Calls emerge for Wales to hold a post-pandemic independence referendum
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