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Douglas Ross: Can the new Scottish Conservative leader preserve the UK?

Douglas Ross: Can the new Scottish Conservative leader preserve the UK?

The Interview vor 5 Jahren

Polls suggest more and more Scots want out of the United Kingdom - can Ross preserve it?

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces momentous challenges. The
coronavirus pandemic, an economic slump and a looming moment of
truth for Britain’s relations with the EU. In the midst of this
turbulence the future of the United Kingdom itself looks
uncertain. Polls suggest increasing numbers of Scots want out of
the Union. HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to the new leader of
the Scottish Conservative party, Douglas Ross. Are events playing
into the hands of the Scottish nationalists?

(Photo: Douglas Ross, newly announced Scottish Conservative
leader, talks to media in Forres, Scotland, Britain 5 August,
2020. Credit: Russell Cheyne/Reuters)