PM will allow second referendum if SNP wins, says Sturgeon

Scottish first minister tells Guardian fresh poll impossible to resist should her party land majority next monthNicola Sturgeon: No 10 cannot stand in the way of independenceBoris Johnson will not oppose a second independence referendum if the Scottish National party wins a majority in the election next month, Nicola Sturgeon has said, with some UK government ministers reportedly conceding it is an inevitability.In an interview with the Guardian, Scotland’s first minister said: “If people in Scotland vote for a party saying, ‘when the time is right, there should be an independence referendum’, you cannot stand in the way of that – and I don’t think that is what will happen.” Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/apr/11/boris-johnson-will-allow-second-referendum-nicola-sturgeon-snp-majority #nicola_sturgeon #scottish_independence #scottish_national_party_(snp) #scottish_politics #scotland #politics #uk_news