Michael Gove, the Prime Minister’s Brexit supremo, set the stage for a 2021 showdown with the SNP by signalling an outright refusal would greet any renewed demands for powers to stage a second indy vote.
Answering questions on hurried preparations for the UK’s departure from the EU at the end of the year, Gove dismissed claims by SNP MPs that Brexit would spur on Scottish independence and a second referendum bid following the 2014 vote.At the Commons dispatch box Gove told MPs: “We were told that was a once in a generation vote and I know that promise will be honoured.”Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current.
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