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Steph Brawn

Boris Johnson refuses to say why Scotland can't be independent at PMQs

Boris Johnson couldn't say why Scotland couldn't be independent at PMQs

IAN Blackford insisted Scotland is "big enough, rich enough and strong enough" to become an independent nation at Prime Minister's Questions as Boris Johnson failed to answer why it couldn't stand on its own two feet. 

The SNP Westminster leader spoke about a paper released on Tuesday by the Scottish Government which delved into how European nations similar in size to Scotland have thrived in comparison to the UK in areas such as income equality and social mobility.

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