PM’s disparaging remarks about devolution are likely to increase support for SNP and Scottish independence
Nicola Sturgeon’s reaction to Boris Johnson’s disparaging and dismissive remarks about devolution made to around 60 Tory MPs on Monday night neatly summed up their potency.
Scotland’s first minister said to her 1.3 million followers on Twitter it was “worth bookmarking” the prime minister’s descriptions of devolution as “a disaster north of the border” and Tony Blair’s “biggest mistake”.