covid pandemic "for the lifetime of this parliament". Gove, who is responsible for countering the push for indyref2, has went further than any UK Government minister before in stating that it is the wrong time to hold a vote.
Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, which was brought in during the Tory/Lib Dems coalition, the next Westminster election would not take place until May 2024.
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