Gove calls Scottish referendum a 'distraction' from Covid pandemic
- 3 years ago
A second independence referendum is a 'massive distraction' from the Covid-19 pandemic recovery, Michael Gove has said after Nicola Sturgeon signalled her readiness for a constitutional battle. Speculation about whether Downing Street will take the Scottish government to court to prevent the referendum began when the Scottish National party won in Thursday’s Holyrood elections