What do YOU think of proposals to delay the school start age in Scotland?
Synopsis by The National Aug 06 22
TORY leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak has pledged to reconstitute the UK Government’s Union Unit in a bid to see off talk of an independent Scotland.Read full article 
The National: Rishi Sunak says he will bring back ‘Union Unit’ to beat Scottish independence
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