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The Scottish First Minister has overseen a growth in support for secession as 20 polls in a row have put a Yes vote ahead. Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP are still trying to gain the powers to call a second vote on independence – currently a power reserved for Westminster. Debate is rife in Scotland over issues such as the economy, but the country s entry into the EU is also a subject filled with uncertainties. Many EU figures have offered encouragement, with former European Council President Donald Tusk saying last year that Brussels
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Polling for Scottish independence in 2020 showed a sustained level of support for a Yes vote as the SNP s grip on Holyrood looks set to strengthen. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly warned Westminster that Scotland will join the EU as an independent country, sparking heated debate across the UK. While this eventuality looks increasingly likely, questions still surround how long it will take Scotland to secure its place in the bloc, and what the economic implic
THE Brexit deadline has been extended, with both sides agreeing to “go the extra mile” in a bid to avoid the UK crashing out of the EU without a trade agreement in place in just 18 days. But while European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen sounded cautiously upbeat after the agreement to push back Sunday’s deadline, Boris Johnson was notably dour, saying the two sides remained “very far apart”. He said a No-Deal Brexit was “the most likely thing now”. Johnson and von der Leyen spoke for around 20 minutes yesterday, following intense negotiations between their teams on Saturday night.
The Scottish Government aims to hold a second constitutional vote next year. Debate continues amongst Yes supporters and figureheads about the best indyref2 strategy in the face of refusal by Boris Johnson. He s said he won t make another Section 30 order and give the Scottish Parliament the legal authority to hold a vote, stating that the people of Scotland voted decisively in 2014 . Supporters of a plan B say Scotland must now prepare an alternative strategy, with Joanna Cherry MP suggesting that Scottish ministers could bring forwards a carefully crafted bill on a referendum without Downing Street s consent. She said that would likely become a matter for the UK Supreme Court, paving the way for a lawful referendum if it found the bill to be within competence .