Scottish National Party leader says Boris Johnson has no mandate to take Scotland out of EU
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Boris Johnson has no mandate to take Scotland out of the European Union and demanded that they must be allowed to hold a fresh independence vote on its place in the United Kingdom.and remain in power, with early results indicating his Conservative Party has gained a clear majority of parliamentary seats.
Exit polling by Ipsos Mori was released soon after voting stations around the U.K. closed at 10 p.m. London time. It's a survey of thousands of voters which has been reliably accurate in recent years. The poll projected that the Conservatives would win 368 seats in Parliament, a gain of 50 seats from the 2017 election.
"There is a clear desire and endorsement for the notion that Scotland should not be landed with a Boris Johnson government and ripped out of Europe against our own will," Sturgeon told Sky News.
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