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Boris Johnson and Scotland: Why the country poses an 'existential threat' to his premiership


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With just one month until the Scottish Parliament elections and with Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond pushing an independence agenda, The Telegraph's Lucy Fisher examines Boris Johnson's plan to save the Union.

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On May 6, voters across Scotland will go to the polls to elect members of the Scottish Parliament. 

If the pro-independence parties gain a majority in the election, Boris Johnson faces an "uphill battle" to prevent Scotland from becoming independent and breaking the Union, according to Lucy Fisher.

In the latest episode in our Westminster Source video series, The Telegraph's Deputy Political Editor examines Boris Johnson's plan to combat Scottish nationalism and why it represents one of the biggest challenges of his premiership.

"If he fails, he will be cast as the man who clawed back UK sovereignty from Brussels, only to lose the country itself," she says.

Read more on this story: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/scotland/

Lucy Fisher's Westminster Source videos are released monthly. Why not watch another of her other videos?

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