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Downing Street has mentioned in a recent statement that the question of Scottish independence was settled by the referendum in 2014. UK’s defence secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, alleged that the SNP should “forget” about holding a second referendum.
In a tweet posted by SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon, she claimed that Sir Michael had “seriously backpedalled” on the issue. In response to the tweet, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokeswoman mentioned that the referendum in 2014, when Scotland voted by 55% to 45% to remain in the UK, was “legal, fair and decisive”. She explained that “we believe that this issue was settled in 2014. Recent polls don’t suggest that there has been a big change in the views around a second referendum.”
Meanwhile, the Scottish first minister has already stressed that another independence referendum was increasingly likely in the wake of the Brexit vote. Although, she does realize that the UK government’s permission is necessary to hold a second legally binding vote. During a radio interview, Sir Michael mentioned that the SNP “need to forget all that stuff and get on with what they were elected to do.” He pointed out that “we don’t see the need for a referendum – this is a diversion” because “what the Scottish government should be focusing on is what it was elected to do, which is to improve schools standards, get to grips with the problems in Scottish hospitals and reverse the serious rise in unemployment.”
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