Nicola Sturgeon launches SNP election campaign

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Scottish First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon (C) launches SNP election campaign with Westminster candidates in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, 08 November 2019.

Sturgeon said a vote for the SNP will be a vote to put Scotland’s future “firmly in Scotland’s hands”.

And she said the outcome would determine the future of the country for “generations to come”.

Nicola Sturgeon launches SNP election campaign
Scottish First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon (C) launches SNP election campaign with Westminster candidates in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Ms Sturgeon wants to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence next year.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said during a visit to Scotland on Thursday that he would fight to “keep our fantastic United Kingdom together and prevent another referendum next year”.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called a general election for 12 December 2019.

 

Photo: EPA-EFE/ROBERT PERRY

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