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Tories mocked for suggesting Commons could sit in Scotland in bid to counter independence support

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referendum is unavoidable in the event of a Holyrood majority for the party.Ahead of the Prime Minister’s virtual appearance at the online Scottish Conservative conference this weekend, one idea floated by Downing Street is that MPs from the Commons could sit in Scotland for a fortnight every September.One problem, the SNP said, is that the Holyrood parliament will be fully occupied by MSPs during that time.Pete Wishart MP said the idea of touring the Commons was “laughable”.Wishart said: “Not content with taking away powers and funding from the Scottish Parliament, Rees-Mogg and the Westminster Tories are now setting their sights on taking over the building itself – even though MSPs will be sitting.“The idea is not only utterly laughable.

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