independence could help safeguard the Union. Sir John Major said a final vote could be staged on the outcome of the negotiations after an initial referendum on the principle.After being rejected by the voters in 2014, recent opinion polls have shown independence to be in the lead.If a pro-independence majority of MSPs is returned at the next Holyrood election, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to demand indyref2.However, the Tory Government is refusing another referendum, with Scottish Secretary Alister Jack claiming it could be 40 years before another one is held.Major, who was PM between 1990 and 1997, has suggested the pro-UK side take another approach.In a lecture, he said “one deeply troubling effect” of Brexit is the risk.
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