NICOLA STURGEON has pledged to put Scottish independence at the heart of the SNP election campaign. But amid a furious battle among Scottish political parties, Express.co.uk is asking: Should Boris Johnson boycott a Sturgeon-led independence referendum?
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Ms Sturgeon said: “As we come out of the crisis we will have a new national mission – to rebuild and revitalise Scotland.
“And as we look to the future the fundamental question before people in Scotland is this – who has the right to decide the kind of country we should be?
“Should it be the people who live here or should it be the likes of Boris Johnson? I believe it is for the people of Scotland to decide.”
The SNP recently revealed a roadmap to a referendum on Scottish independence, setting out how they intend to take forward their plans for a second vote.
| UPDATED: 17:10, Sun, Jan 17, 2021
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