Labour would not block SNP breaking up the United Kingdom
LABOUR would let Nicola Sturgeon hold another referendum to try to tear the United Kingdom apart, John McDonnell sensationally revealed last night.The Shadow Chancellor would not block Nicola Sturgeon from tearing apart the UnionSpeaking about Scottish independence at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Mr McDonnell said: “It will be for the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish people to decide that.“They will take a view about whether they want another referendum.
He has said that if Labour win power in Westminster, they would refuse to grant a “Section 30 order” - which is needed for Holyrood to hold another vote.Credit: Getty Images - Getty Scotland voted against independence in 2014 in a referendum which the SNP said would settle the question for a generation.
She ruled out going into a formal coalition – but left the door open to having a looser alliance with Labour. Speaker John Bercow calls John McDonnell a 'reckless delinquent' for interrupting new PM Boris Johnson
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