Scottish independence referendum row will 'suck the oxygen out of covid recovery'

coronavirus advisor has claimed. Professor Devi Sridhar of the University of Edinburgh has urged policymakers to reopen the country cautiously amid concerns over the mutant strain of the virus, reports Glasgow Live.

East Kilbride who say the debilitating after-effects brought their lives to a standstill.Every adult who has tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland is to be invited to take part in the study into the effects of the virus.Researchers hope to identify how many people continue to be unwell after having the virus.Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the region The Covid in Scotland Study (CISS) will ask people what their

Adam Tomkins warned Unionists the Supreme Court may decide IndyRef2 is lawful as a Bill would only be seeking the opinion of the Scottish people.

after a break of almost four years as the new Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture.Robertson, who won the Edinburgh Central constituency from the Tories earlier this month, will be expected to delivery the Scottish Government's policy on constitutional affairs - the most important of which is delivering an IndyRef2.The First Minister spelled out her belief yesterday that her party has a clear mandate to ask voters to decide once again whether they want to remain

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John Swinney has been removed from his job as education secretary and put in charge of Scotland’s covid recovery. He will remain as Deputy First Minister and was moved as Nicola Sturgeon begins a long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle.

SNP veteran will remain as Deputy First Minister and will also take responsibility for cross-government action on Scotland's recovery from covid.Swinney was appointed education secretary in 2016 but has endured a torrid last year in the role as lockdown upended the regular school timetable and led to the scrapping of the exams diet for the first time in history.The replacement system for awarding grades to senior high school pupils was roundly criticised last August and was eventually scrapped

Premier League Hall of Fame. The Irishman won seven top-flight titles during his time at United, and was Sir Alex Ferguson's fearsome captain in some of Scot's best ever sides.

referendum compared to the 34 per cent who do not. In Scotland 46 percent of voters backed the right to another vote, compared to 32 percent against.

information at their disposal on the constitutional question. One thousand Scots were asked by Stack Data Strategy between May 7 and 8 on a number of issues.

Perth and Kinross SNP councillor has revealed he believes “now is not the time” for an independence vote. Strathallan representative Tom Gray made the admission following the results of last week’s Scottish Parliament elections.His thoughts came after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told Prime Minister Boris Johnson it was a matter of when, not if, for indyref2.

constitutional future are likely to feature in the debate after the pro-independence Holyrood majority produced by the Scottish elections. Speaking ahead of the Queen’s Speech Blackford said: “England and Scotland are on different political paths” and that the Scottish election result meant there was now a “cast iron mandate” for a second referendum.

former Labour prime minister was speaking from his home in Fife today as he launched a fresh campaign to keep Scotland in the UK in the wake of a the SNP’s latest election victory.

First Minister made the claim to the Prime Minister during a telephone call following the SNP’s election victory.

Scottish Tories of fuelling divisions in the country by focusing on the constitution.

Ross, who heads to Holyrood as leader of the largest opposition party with 31 Scottish Conservative MSPs, signalled he will not be relying on numbers to stop the SNP’s independence plans. At a press conference to mark his return to the Holyrood chamber, the Moray MP and now list MSP, spelled out why UK cabinet minister Michael Gove was confident the referendum bill would not end up with the UK government taking the Scottish Government to the Supreme Court.

year. The SNP leader appeared on the BBC Andrew Marr Show where she was asked about her plans on the constitution after Greens secured a majority for independence in the Holyrood chamber.

Murray said: “The First Minister promised that this election would be about covid recovery, and we will be holding her to that.

Sophy Ridge on Sunday show about what Boris Johnson's plans are after the SNP and the Scottish Greens achieved a majority for independence in the Scottish parliament.