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David Mundell MP has told Nicola Sturgeon is it the “wrong time” to be calling for a second referendum following the Covid pandemic. He noted that the First Minister should be focusing on helping Scottish businesses recover. Speaking to Express.co.uk, Mr Mundell said: “We had a vote, we had a referendum. It was at that time by the SNP that it was going to be a once-in-a-generation event, it wasn’t as it turned out.<\/p>\n
“Now they admit they never meant that.<\/p>\n
“They just tried to say that in order to get their supporters to vote.<\/p>\n
“I think now is certainly not the time to be having another divisive referendum.<\/p>\n
“We’re still dealing with Covid and Scotland at the moment has some of the highest rates of Covid in Europe.<\/p>\n
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“It’s very odd to be talking about having another independence referendum when we’ve got that challenge to tackle.<\/p>\n
“Even once we’re through dealing with the medical aspects of it, the Scottish economy has taken a huge hit.<\/p>\n
“Particularly the hospitality sector who are still struggling and we need to focus on recovery from the pandemic.<\/p>\n
“It’s just completely the wrong time to be talking about another independence referendum.”<\/p>\n
His comments come as Scotland’s newly launched vaccine passport app has been experiencing technical problems according to its users.<\/p>\n
The NHS Scotland Covid Status app was made available to download on Apple and Android devices on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n
From 5am on Friday, people attending large events and nightclubs will need to show proof they have had two doses of vaccine using the app before they are allowed in.<\/p>\n
But just hours after the app’s launch, comments circulating on social media suggest many users have been unable to register on it.<\/p>\n
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