George Eustice: Wrong time for referendum on Scottish independence

Published on May 8, 2021 - Duration: 01:00s

George Eustice: Wrong time for referendum on Scottish independence

George Eustice said it was the “wrong time” to hold a second independence referendum in Scotland, with chances of an SNP majority in Holyrood on a knife edge.The Environment Secretary told BBC Breakfast: “There was a referendum that took place just a little over five years ago – that was described as a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to debate these issues and they did.


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