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Keir Starmer rules out Labour support for second independence referendum in age of Covid
21.12.2020 - 17:06 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Labour leader said: "Given the damage and division this would cause, no responsible First Minister should contemplate it and no responsible Prime Minister would grant it." There are inevitable demands for a re-run vote if the SNP win an independence majority in May's Scottish elections.
But Starmer’s rejection was conditional, saying "there should not be another independence referendum while our economic and health outlook is so precarious nor until there has been a proper assessment of the
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Boris Johnson dismisses Scottish independence referendum calls in his first interview of the year
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24.12.2020 / 21:45
Keir Starmer says Labour will back Brexit deal but warns 'it's not what Tories promised'
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23.12.2020 / 17:00
Scottish independence referendum next year would 'add to Covid crisis'
another major vote on the constitution as soon as next year "would be the wrong thing to do". With the SNP widely tipped to win a majority of MSPs at May's Holyrood elections, speculation is growing over when the Nationalists will launch a fresh bid to secure an IndyRef2.
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20.12.2020 / 16:16
Keir Starmer to argue for 'positive' alternative to Scottish independence
Labour leader will say that he is offering “a positive alternative to the Scottish people” while at the same time seeking “to preserve and renew the United Kingdom”. The speech – Starmer's first on the subject of the Union – will set the tone for the party’s campaigning for next year’s elections to the Scottish Parliament.
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14.12.2020 / 13:47
Nicola Sturgeon daily briefing 'breaches impartiality rules', claims Labour peer
George Foulkes wants Ofcom to intervene at BBC Scotland to make changes to the format of the First Minister's broadcasts, which are shown live several times a week. The former MP said updates on the latest Covid statistics should be presented by public health officials and not politicians.