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Brexit: Boris Johnson's Brexit strategy is 'doomed to fail', says Scottish leader - by Nick Miller
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted he is “very confident” he can strike a fresh Brexit deal with Brussels before the end of October, as he spent a day north of Hadrian’s Wall trying to quell a potential Brexit rebellion.
Johnson headed to Scotland on Monday as a new report from a respected Whitehall think tank predicted the Union would come under “unprecedented pressure” in the months following a no-deal Brexit.
The Institute for Government report anticipated a fresh, heightened campaign for Scottish independence in 2020.
“Johnson may well find that having left one political union [the EU], he spends an increasing proportion of his time trying to keep another together [the UK],” the IfG report said. “All nations will look to Westminster to help cushion them against any economic fallout from no deal.
