s Truss, who is battling Rishi Sunak for the leadership of her party, was quizzed by the FT’s Sebastian Payne in Exeter on Monday, with the reporter asking the hopeful how she planned to “reverse” the demand for an Irishman. unity referendum or Scottish independence referendum. “In Northern Ireland, Scotland… independence is very much a question again. What’s your plan to turn it around?” asked Mr. Payne. However, before Ms Truss could respond, an audience member was heard shouting “build a wall”, prompting fits of laughter and cheers from those in attendance. Mrs Truss is currently the favorite in the leadership race with postal ballots starting to arrive on the doorsteps of Conservative Party members on Monday.
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We use a number of different social media to manage additional content that may set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Check their details and accept them to load the content. Manage preferences During their discussion at the event, the Foreign Secretary branded Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon an “attention seeker” and said she would not grant an Article 30 order to allow a second independence referendum. “He’s an attention seeker, that’s what he is,” Ms Truss added. “I feel like I’m a child of the union, I really think we’re a family and we’re better together and I think the best thing to do with Nicola Sturgeon is to ignore her. “What we need to do is show the people of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales what we have to offer them and make sure that all our government policies are implemented across the UK.” He also replied “no, no, no” when asked about another independence referendum in Scotland if he becomes prime minister.
