‘Independent Scotland’ activists bolstered by Boris Johnson’s angry comments
Johnson is reported to have told a private meeting of MPs that devolution was a ‘disaster’ and no more control would be passed to UK constituent nations
17 November 2020 - 12:37
London — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under fire from Scottish independence campaigners and his own party for criticising the transfer of powers from London to Edinburgh.
After the Sun newspaper reported Johnson told a private meeting of MPs that devolution was a “disaster” and no further control would be passed to the constituent nations of the UK, leading members of the Scottish National Party used the comments to bolster their calls for a breakaway from England...
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