Scotland could have to wait 40 years for second independence bid

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SCOTLAND should be made to wait 40 years before they can hold another independence vote, the Government has said.

Scotland Secretary Alister Jack slammed Nicola Sturgeon for trying to tear the UK apart just a few years after her ballot flopped.

Scotland should have to wait 40 years for a second independence vote, the Government said

He said the SNP had promised the 2014 poll was a “once in a generation” vote – and they must stick to their pledge.

He said: “We had a referendum, it was once in a generation.

“As a democrat I respect the outcome of referenda – we’re delivering on Brexit, and we are respecting the outcome of the 2014 referendum on independence.”

The Cabinet Minister said Ms Sturgeon herself had dubbed the vote “once in a generation” and must not be allowed to wriggle out of it because the poll did not go her way.

He said: “It was not a rhetorical flourish, and nobody should ever allow that to become a fact because it simply isn’t one.

“When you’ve had a 300-year-old enduring partnership as successful as the United Kingdom, you don’t then go into a period of neverendums until a party that has one objective, which is to separate Scotland from the rest of the United Kingdom, gets its own way.

“They are as you know a party of government at the moment – but they are a party that view everything through the prism of separation.

“I don’t think we should keep having referendums until they get their own way, it should respect the outcome of the one we had.” Quizzed on how long “a generation” is, he added: “Is it 25 years or is it 40 years? You tell me.

“But it is certainly not six years nor 10.”

‘TRASHING DEMOCRACY’

His comments sparked a furious response from Ms Sturgeon, who accused him of trashing democracy.

Scotland’s First Minister fumed: “As we’re seeing across the Atlantic just now, politicians who rage against democracy don’t prevail. Let’s not dignify this rubbish.

“Instead let’s keep making and winning the case for independence. Power doesn’t belong to politicians – it belongs to the people.”

Scotland Secretary Alister Jack slammed Nicola Sturgeon for trying to tear the UK apart

Alister Jack’s comments sparked a furious response from Ms Sturgeon, who accused him of trashing democracy

Scots voted to stay in the UK in 2014, after a fierce contest between unionists and nationalists.

The SNP are desperate to try to force another vote next year, but they need MPs in Westminster to approve another referendum.

Boris Johnson’s spokesman said: “The PM’s view on this is pretty clear – he has said on countless occasions that the issue of independence was settled when the Scottish people voted decisively to remain part of the United Kingdom.”

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