Nicola Sturgeon has told the Prime Minister that a second vote on Scottish independence should be a “matter of when – not if”.
The SNP leader, who has just led her party to a fourth successive Holyrood election victory, made her position clear in telephone call with Boris Johnson.
It comes after Scotland returned a majority of MSPs supporting independence to Holyrood, with 64 SNP representatives and eight from the Scottish Greens.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Ms Sturgeon on the phone on Sunday (Tony Melville/PA)
However, Ms Sturgeon and the SNP failed to win an overall majority in the Parliament – with a key ally of Boris Johnson arguing that this showed Scots were not “agitating” for a referendum.
January 12, 2021
With most states, except New South Wales, aiming for near elimination of the coronavirus, business groups say constantly changing border restrictions across the country are making it “impossible” for businesses with operations that straddle multiple states.
Following recent cases of COVID-19 in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, states are still shifting the goal posts when it comes to border rules.
On Monday evening, Victoria set up a new permit system whereby travellers must have a pass that shows whether they have been to a green, orange or red zone. Only those from green and orange zones will be able to enter the state.