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When don t know s were taken into account, 49 percent of Scots would vote to remain in the Union and 43 percent were in favour of separation. Scottish Conservative leader at Holyrood, Ruth Davidson, said: By my count, that s the sixth poll in a row showing majority support for staying in the UK. The poll also revealed most Scots think recovery from COVID-19 was the most important issue facing the country today. In contrast, only eight percent said independence is one of the top three issues facing Scotland. When asked to choose up to three of the most important issues currently facing Scotland, 53 percent selected COVID-19 recovery, 48 percent said NHS and social care and 46 percent economy and jobs. ....
RISHI SUNAK has slapped down SNP demands for more cash as he stressed Scotland has significantly benefited from UK coffers during coronavirus recovery. ....
The new Cabinet Office base in Glasgow will function as a second UK HQ for the Government department and will support the UK Government’s Queen Elizabeth House base in Edinburgh, which opened last year. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps also announced creating a second headquarters in Birmingham bringing an initial 650 jobs to Birmingham and Leeds by the end of 2025. The measures are aiming to bring new jobs and investment to Scotland as part of the UK Government’s commitment to level up in every part of the United Kingdom. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said the move will co-locate the engine room of the UK Government in Scotland . ....
Latest surveys suggest support for the SNP is falling with the Tories in second place on 23 percent on the constituency vote and 24 percent on the regional vote. A Savnata ComRes survey commissioned by the Daily Express earlier this week showed 51 percent of Scots were opposed to breaking away from the UK. At the conference tomorrow, Mr Jack will say: “It is chilling with the monumental task of recuperating from a pandemic still ahead, supposedly serious politicians can spend even a moment contemplating the reckless folly of another referendum. “Time and again, the SNP have told fairy stories while playing fast and loose with the rules, imperilling the very foundations of the devolution settlement. ....
The new legislation creates a criminal offence of stirring up hatred against protected groups, expanding on a similar offence based on race that has been on the statute books for decades, as well as consolidating a number of different pieces of hate crime legislation. But more than 2,000 people responded to a call for views made last year after the publication of the Bill s first iteration, and concerns over freedom of expression led to a number of changes to the legislation before it was passed on Thursday. Concerns were also raised that conversations over the dinner table that incite hatred could be prosecuted while actors and playwrights could become criminally liable for what they say during plays. ....