Tories imposing direct Westminster rule on Scotland 'by stealth', claims Angus Robertson
A senior SNP minister has claimed the UK Government is "imposing direct Westminster rule by stealth" on Scotland.
It claims there have been nine occasions where Westminster has proceeded with legislation which was refused consent by Holyrood. Designed to regulate trade within the UK, the IMA recently became a point of fierce controversy around the planned deposit return scheme . Robertson said: “The Scottish Parliament was set up because people in Scotland voted for it, but the Westminster Government is rolling back on that democratic process.
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