London: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, who are competing to become Britain’s next prime minister, have opposed any new referendum to be held in Scotland. Both have hinted at reining in the Scottish government after becoming prime minister, advocating for Scotland to remain in the United Kingdom. According to a Reuters report, the Scottish National Party (SNP), which is in power in Scotland, has promised to hold a second independence referendum next year, which could prove fatal for the world’s fifth-largest economy.
Let us tell you that in the last six years, relations between the four countries that make up the United Kingdom – England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland – have been strained due to Brexit and the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss – Both candidates fiercely targeted the policies and weaknesses of the Scottish government. Sage and Liz question the Scottish government’s record on health and education, as well as besieged Scotland over drug deaths in the country. At the same time, according to the report of a think tank, the education system of Scotland is also the worst in Europe.
We are not neighbors, we are family
Both candidates refused to hold another referendum on becoming prime minister. Both said in their address that this matter has been resolved by the referendum held eight years ago. Truss told members of the Conservative Party that for him Scotland was not just a neighbor, but a family. And she will never let her family be separated. However, according to an opinion poll published by the Survival and Failure Partnership, a quarter of Scots still support their independence from the United Kingdom.
Whoever wins Scotland will lose
Scotland’s ruling party SNP said on the election of the British Prime Minister that whichever candidate wins, Scotland will be defeated by this victory. The SNP also launched a scathing attack on the British government’s failure to deal with the cost of living crisis. Let us tell you that this country with a population of 50 lakhs rejected the proposal of independence in 2014, but since Brexit, many people are seen standing in favor of the referendum.
