For Northern Ireland, wales and scotland. Nicola sturgeon thinks that this decision could backfire on the Prime Minister in scotland because she really believes the snp are in a position to do well in this election. And that, if they do, then that will make it much harder for a westminster government to refuse to allow a referendum on scottish independence. Privately, though, the snp will admit it will be incredibly difficult for them to repeat the astonishing success they had in 2015. You could have a situation where the snp win most of the seats in scotland but it still looks like the support is slipping. The tories are convinced they can make significant gains in scotland now that they have successfully positioned themselves as the party most dedicated to keeping the uk united. There are many here in Northern Ireland who feel this vote could add to a sense of political instability. Remember, people here have already been to the polls twice in the last 12 months, both for Assembly El