In England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party scored decisive victories in regional elections Thursday, leaving the opposition Labour Party gasping for breath. The Scottish National Party has championed a second independence referendum that would reverse that decision, if only for Scotland. The same policies Johnson used to woo voters in England could also further drive away those in Scotland. “What people want us to do now is to get on with delivering on everything else.”The results will raise hard questions for the Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer. “What Sturgeon will want to do is to create the impression that Johnson is blocking a referendum,” Mitchell said.

Source: bd News24 May 08, 2021 07:52 UTC