Published 18:40 IST, December 15th 2019

British PM 'cannot hold Scotland against its will', says first minister Nicola Sturgeon

The first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson "cannot hold Scotland in the Union" against its will.

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first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said on December 14 that re-elected Prime Minister of Britain Boris Johnson "cant hold Scotland in Union" against its will. Scottish  National Party won 48 of Scotland's 59 seats in British Parliament while Johnson's Conservatives won a thumping majority of 365 seats. After historic Conservative win, Sturgeon said that if UK wants to continue n "it can only be by consent". 

UK PM and his government have repeatedly said that y will t let ar referendum on Scottish independence. However, in an interview with an international media channel, Sturgeon said that her party h been given a mandate for one. first minister of Scotland also elaborated that if Johnson thinks a '' is end of matter on independence, n he "will find himself completely and utterly wrong". 

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18:20 IST, December 15th 2019