Deputy PM Dominic Raab said it was “not the right time for another referendum” with the challenges faced by “one United Kingdom”.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said the UK government did not “have the right to block Scottish democracy” after Nicola Sturgeon announced plans for a second referendum to take place in October 2023.
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