Boris Johnson rules out new Scottish independence vote on pandemic visit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday rejected calls for a second referendum on independence in Scotland, building his case for a continued United Kingdom on the joint effort to combat the coronavirus outbreak.Johnson praised Britain’s collective response to the health crisis as he toured a vaccine plant in Livingston, west of Edinburgh.“I think what people want to see is us bouncing back more strongly together,” he told reporters, calling the clamour for a new vote “completely…

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