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Boris Johnson has talked up the “great benefits” of the Union amid the pandemic as he prepares to visit Scotland. The Prime Minister will use the trip north of the border on Thursday to argue that the Union has been integral in administering the Covid vaccine, in testing and economic support. His visit comes as calls grow for a second independence vote for Scotland. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is arguing that should her SNP group win a.
By Press Association 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown the Lighthouse Laboratory, used for processing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) samples for coronavirus, during a visit to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow
Boris Johnson’s visit to Scotland to promote the Union is “absolutely essential”, Cabinet member Michael Gove has insisted after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon questioned whether the trip is necessary during the pandemic.
Amid signs of rising support for Scottish independence, the Prime Minister is visiting Scotland on Thursday to argue that the Union has been integral in administering the Covid-19 vaccine, providing coronavirus testing and giving economic support.
According to the latest polling the party is set to win a majority in the Parliament. Ahead of the visit, Cabinet Office minister Gove told BBC Radio Scotland: “He’s the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, it’s absolutely essential that the Prime Minister is there to see how on the front line we are progressing in our vaccine delivery and rollout programme. “It’s critically important that the Scottish Government and the UK Government are working together to do everything we can to support the rollout and see what we can do to improve it.” Gove insisted there is “no substitute for a leader better than being there”, when questioned why he did not speak to people remotely.