Liz Truss will be criticized by Nicola Sturgeon for lacking “respect” today as she rallies SNP supporters.
The Scottish First Minister will speak out in favor of independence, declaring her intention to liberate the country from the “Brexit-based UK economy.”
And after inciting resentment yesterday by shouting about how much she “detests” Tories, she will accuse the PM of “inflaming conflict and weakening the links between us.”
The keynote address occurs as the UK Supreme Court is ready to begin hearing legal arguments on whether the Scottish government has the authority to call another referendum without consent from Westminster.
Experts forecast that Ms. Sturgeon would lose the lawsuit, destroying her desire for secession. Despite agreeing that the last election should be “once in a lifetime,” the SNP leader wants to conduct a poll on October 19 of the next year.
In spite of surveys revealing that Scots do not consider independence as a priority and a slim majority still favor the union, nationalists are having their annual conference in Aberdeen and are urging for tangible progress on the issue.
Ms. Sturgeon made remarks about the cost-of-living problem in her address in response to criticism over the lack of pledges to policy throughout the meeting.
‘Scottish independence can reset and reinvent the whole concept of countries working together for the common good,’ Ms. Sturgeon is anticipated to remark.
Wales, the island of Ireland, and England. We are each other’s closest pals forever.
“We are family forever. But if we succeed in achieving Scotland’s independence, we can develop a better relationship—a genuine partnership of equals.
Additionally, she is anticipated to charge that the UK government has denied Scottish democracy.
Full-frontal assaults on devolution. She’ll say, “A fundamental lack of respect.”
These are what are producing conflict and fracturing our ties, according to the speaker.
She will declare: “With independence, we’ll demonstrate how to break out from the low productivity, high inequality UK economy predicated on Brexit.”
Ministers and MPs reprimanded Ms. Sturgeon for her aggressive language yesterday after she hurled insults at the Conservatives in an interview and made hints about a potential electoral alliance with Keir Starmer.
The SNP leader stated that the decision between Sir Keir and Liz Truss for No. 10 is “not difficult to answer,” adding, “I despise the Tories and all they stand for.”
The remarks were denounced as a derogatory insult on the 25% of Scottish voters who supported the Conservatives in the most recent general election.
They increased rumors that Labour and Scottish nationalists were making a deal to win the majority if there was a hung parliament.
Ms. Sturgeon acknowledged that the UK Supreme Court could reject her request for a second vote on independence this week.
When asked whether the referendum she favors on October 19 of next year “will” happen, Ms. Sturgeon deliberately only said she is “sure that can happen.”
She has said that the SNP would only campaign on the idea of leaving the UK if the Supreme Court dismisses the case.
A decision can take around two months.