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Michael Gove was speaking in front of a meeting of four different Westminster committees THE UK Government will “not be legislating to prevent all future referenda”, Michael Gove has said. The Tory MP s words suggest that Westminster will not legislate to prevent a second Scottish independence referendum in the coming years, as the former head of the Union Unit has recommended. However, it would be impossible for Westminster to legislate “to prevent all future referenda”, as the principle of parliamentary sovereignty means that no sitting parliament can create a law which a future parliament cannot undo. Gove was giving evidence in front of Westminster’s Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Scottish Affairs Committee, and Welsh Affairs Committee when he made the comment.
The Scottish Conservatives team of 31 MSPs is the same size as they had after the 2016 Holyrood election. However, it is yet to be seen how well they will function with Davidson, who played a prominent role during their campaign. On the Tories new shadow front bench team, Murdo Fraser has moved from being shadow finance secretary to shadow Covid recovery secretary. Liz Smith has moved from shadow environment secretary to the finance and economy portfolio. Oliver Mundell is returning to the front benches as shadow education secretary after resigning last year. Glagsow list MSP Annie Wells will be the Conservatives’ shadow health secretary, and Donald Cameron the shadow constitution secretary.