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Boris Johnson to visit Scotland amid ‘panic’ over independence
Boris Johnson is expected to make his first visit to Scotland since the start of the Coronavirus crisis this week amid reports that the UK Government is in “panic mode” over...
The Prime Minister will highlight economic support from the UK Treasury during the crisis, with the government in London subsidising the wages of nearly a third of the Scottish workforce.
- Paris Gourtsoyannis
- The Scotsman
It comes as polling suggests the independence campaign has a lead of as much as 10%, with the SNP predicted to win an unprecedented majority at next year’s Scottish Parliament elections.
Mr Johnson’s handling of the…