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Sir Keir Starmer has said a second Scottish independence referendum “won’t happen” on his watch, even if the SNP or a pro-indy majority are elected to Holyrood next year. Speaking to STV News on Thursday, the Prime Minister called the subject of Scottish independence a “distraction tactic” by the SNP. “We’re not having an independence referendum – it won’t happen,” Starmer said. #stvnews #scotland #Politics #KeirStarmer | STV News

Keir Starmer has said John Swinney’s call for a second independence referendum is a “diversion tactic”. During a visit to the BAE shipyard in Govan, the Prime Minister addressed comments by Swinney that a second vote has “never been more important”. Starmer accused the SNP of bringing up the referendum to “distract” from the party’s current record. “Every time the record is poor, the same tool is pulled out. Which is, let’s talk about something else, let’s talk about a constitutional issue,” he