May’s Scotland secretary, David Mundell, said it was possible for there to be a second independence referendum but it wasn’t desirable. “And with regard to a second referendum, the Prime Minister’s view is that we have already had a referendum. Theresa May is meeting Nicola Sturgeon to underline her support for the UK in her first official visit to Edinburgh as prime minister. But May’s official spokeswoman insisted that the prime minister believed the issue of Scottish independence had now been settled. Related: Who's who in Theresa May's new cabinetThe cabinet has a distinctly less privileged flavour, with Cameron’s party chairman and close friend Andrew Feldman being replaced by the former miner Patrick McLoughlin.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2016 07:22 UTC