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Tony Miklinski told Express.co.uk Nicola Sturgeon sees everything through the lens of securing a second vote, dubbed Indyref2. The Scottish Tory added the debate on Scottish independence must shift towards facts rather than hysteria and passion. <\/p>\n
Mr Miklinski said: “There is nothing that Nicola Sturgeon does that doesn’t have the lens of Scottish independence in place.<\/p>\n
“They analyse every situation to see how they can further the independence message.<\/p>\n
“You can see that from everything she does from Covid to Brexit.<\/p>\n
“One minute she is saying any deal is better than no deal, that was when she thought we were not going to get a deal.<\/p>\n
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“Then we get a deal and she votes against it, it is cynical, manipulative and brazen.”<\/p>\n
He added: “We really do need to get back and I hope we will shortly, into fully understanding what it is that an independence referendum would mean and what independence would mean.<\/p>\n
“We [need to] start talking about the facts, not the hysteria and the passion that the nationalists generate which passes for a coherent argument on things like economics.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Scottish Conservative councillor also told Express.co.uk that Ms Sturgeon has “no option” but to fight for Scottish independence or she will be kicked out of the SNP.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mr Miklinski stated that Scotland’s First Minister has set out her flag with Scottish independence and will not consider any alternative to it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mr Miklinski said: “She is not open to other alternatives, she has set her flag.<\/p>\n
“She rules the SNP because of one issue and one issue only and that is to deliver independence.<\/p>\n
“If she were not committed to that at every turn she would be kicked out.<\/p>\n
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