Boris Johnson's exit won't hurt the odds for a Yes vote, according to Professor John Curtice
“The events of the past week, months and years of Westminster chaos have shown exactly why Scotland needs to forge its own path as an independent nation now more than ever,” he said.
He said: “The reason why the constitutional question is back on the agenda is because of Brexit, the reason support for independence is somewhat higher now that it was in 2014 is because of Brexit, and the reason why character of support and the kind of people who support independence has changed is also because of Brexit.
“The decline in support for the Union pre-dates Boris becoming Prime Minister, you can you trace it back to the spring of 2019,” he said. “But he certainly wasn’t very effective in increasing support for the Union.” “Does resignation letter become as much a butt of our joke as work events have done in our culture?” he said. “This does work to the disadvantage of the Unionist movement. Those are the big open questions.”
SALAMONE also pointed out Johnson’s replacement would not move to reverse Brexit and could pursue similar policies.Labour “In any case, a change of leader provides an opportunity for a reset between the Scottish Government and the UK Government.
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