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Pro-independence parties win majority in Scottish parliament, setting up fight over future of UK Boris Johnson

Pro-independence parties win majority in Scottish parliament, setting up fight over future of UK

Pro-independence parties won a majority in Scotland's parliament on Saturday, paving the way to a high-stakes political, legal and constitutional battle with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the future of the United Kingdom. Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the result meant she would push ahead with plans for a…
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May 8, 2021
Explainer: Can Scotland hold another independence referendum? Boris Johnson

Explainer: Can Scotland hold another independence referendum?

Election staff members count votes for the Scottish Parliamentary election at a counting centre in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, May 8, 2021. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne Scottish nationalists are set to push for a second independence referendum with pro-independence parties holding a majority in the Scottish parliament, although British Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
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May 8, 2021
London mayoral and UK local elections 2021 LIVE: Party leaders and candidates head to the polls to vote in elections Boris Johnson

London mayoral and UK local elections 2021 LIVE: Party leaders and candidates head to the polls to vote in elections

N icola Sturgeon has insisted that Westminster has no right to block a second vote on Scottish independence as she claimed an “emphatic victory” in the Holyrood election – despite the SNP failing to secure an overall majority. Ms Sturgeon insisted that her chances of winning an overall majority, which…
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May 6, 2021
Jaishankar meets UK minister Priti Patel to sign Migration and Mobility Partnership Boris Johnson

Jaishankar meets UK minister Priti Patel to sign Migration and Mobility Partnership

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met British Home Secretary Priti Patel in London on Tuesday to sign a new Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement, which he said would strengthen the "living bridge" between the two countries. According to the senior Indian Cabinet minister, the agreement will facilitate legal travel and…
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May 4, 2021