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

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14/09/2020 GMT

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

BBC World Service - HARDtalk, Douglas Ross: Can the new Scottish Conservative leader preserve the UK?

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

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?

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)

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