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The First Minister has claimed that the deal makes a fresh independence referendum “undeniable”. But Mr Gove hit back: “[The deal] reinforces the sense that the SNP are putting the constitution ahead of everything else… rather than trying to think about economic recovery.
“The Greens have a record on growth, the economy, investment, the oil and gas sector, which is particularly worrying, just as we contemplate what we need to do in order to make sure that Scotland plays its part in the vanguard of our economic recovery.”
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster also said support for Scottish independence is waning because of the success of the government’s vaccination programme.
“Over the course of the last 12 months, we’ve seen how Scotland benefits from being part of the United Kingdom,” he said in an interview with The House magazine.
“The success of the vaccination programme, UK-wide, was an example of how our broad shoulders carry all our citizens forward.
“I actually think the case for the United Kingdom is stronger every day. The strong impression I have is that over recent months support both for independence, but particularly for a referendum any time soon has fallen back.
“The Scottish government is going to bang the drum as much as it can on this particular issue. But there is no discernible appetite at the moment, amongst a settled majority of the Scottish people, for an independence referendum.”
Ms Sturgeon yesterday insisted she is “confident” of a Yes vote for a second independence referendum despite mixed polls.
She told Sky News Trevor Phillips on Sunday: “Of course, some polls right now do suggest that yes would win and others suggest that yes is slightly behind that. I am very confident that when this question is next put, people in Scotland will vote yes.”
In a wide-ranging interview, Mr Gove sought to distance himself from his former colleague Dominic Cummings and suggested his infamous dancing in an Aberdeen nightclub “was a nice way to end the summer.
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