Scottish independence will happen 'within five years' claims expert who predicted rise of SNP

SNP leader at Westminster accused the Tory Prime Minister of “betrayal” on fishing rights, student exchanges and denying the sovereignty of the Scottish people as MPs debated the results of months of tortuous Brexit negotiations.

tariff-free trade were maintained but lists major set backs with the UK's closest trading partner. The analysis comes after the Prime Minister touted post-Brexit changes to business taxes and regulation.

immediately attacked the settlement, saying “there is no deal that will ever make up for what Brexit takes away from us.”On a historic Christmas Eve that will set Scotland and the UK on a different political course from the rest of Europe, Johnson boasted that his “jumbo-sized Canada-style deal” was what the country needs.Johnson said the agreement resolves the European question which has “bedevilled” British politics for generations.But as Sturgeon made plain the end of the Britain’s four

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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.

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.

direct to your inboxSupermarket shoppers will likely see their food bills rise in the event of a no-deal Brexit, retail bosses have warned.Firms will be hit with a £3.1 billion annual bill for tariffs on food and drink if the UK fails to secure a last-minute trade deal with EU.And business groups are now warning that that would in all likelihood result in an increase in the price of many everyday food itemsTalks are ongoing however the Prime Minister Boris Johnson last night said it was now a

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Sadiq Khan and Manchester leader Andy Burnham - have written to Boris Johnson to demand he looks again the constitutional status quo. The letter warns there is worrying evidence that a growing number of Scots are "losing faith" in the union.

prime minister predicted that Scots would vote to remain part the UK in another referendum but warned it would be a "hard battle" to keep the union together. Brown also described Boris Johnson as “completely out of touch” after the Prime Minister said Scottish devolution has been “a disaster”.

Santa is facing restrictions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, despite recently being cleared as a key worker by Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. New research by smart home security firm, SimpliSafe, has revealed that kids across Scotland are already planning ways to keep them and their families Covid-19 safe during his visit this Christmas.

the crisis. She said the right to leaving the UK is "inalienable" and taunted Prime Minister Boris Johnson to try to block another pro-independence majority at Holyrood.

free school meals for all primary school pupils. The party also heard from SNP depute leader Keith Brown.