It’s been a bruising year for the Queen who has weathered family drama and political infighting. Now, a fresh challenge has been laid that could make 2020 even worse. royals
On Thursday the 93-year-old monarch delivered the Queen’s speech to set the agenda for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new Conservative government in the years ahead.
The Scottish National Party also published an “alternative Queen’s speech” outlining 12 pledges for Scotland including a second independence vote, more NHS spending and an increase in the minimum wage. “Scotland made very clear last week that it does not want a Tory government led by Boris Johnson … taking us down a future that we have not chosen,” she said.When asked how her arguments could win over the prime minister, she said the question must be turned on its head.
“Tectonic plates are shifting,” she said, adding that government opposition is “not the end of the matter and the Tory government should be under no illusion that it is”. Despite this, Ms Sturgeon said it remains Scotland’s right to decide. The Scottish government’s paper titled, lays out the case for a second referendum and says the decision is one for the Scottish parliament rather than the Westminster government “which has been rejected by the people of Scotland.”
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