Labour Party Joins U.K. Opposition to Scottish Independence Vote
- Leader Keir Starmer promises commission to examine devolution
- Starmer says the ‘last thing’ Scotland needs is more division
Keir Starmer delivers a virtual speech at the Labour Party headquarters in London.
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Britain’s opposition Labour Party will campaign against holding a referendum on Scottish independence as polls show majority support for breaking away from the rest of the U.K.
As he laid out his party’s position ahead of May elections in Scotland, leader Keir Starmer said the “last thing” the nation of 5.5 million needs is more division as the U.K. grapples with the latest chapter of the Covid-19 pandemic and the departure from the European Union’s single market.