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Alluding to Scotland, Johnson says referendums should be held once per generation


Stock image of the flags of the United Kingdom, Scotland and the European Union at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. March 21, 2017. REUTERS / Russell Cheyne

LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday, when asked about the possibility of holding a new vote on Scottish independence, that referendums should only be held once every generation.

“The only point I would make is that referendums, from my direct experience in this country, are not particularly joyous events,” Johnson told the BBC.

“They do not have a remarkably unifying force in the national mood, they should be celebrated only once per generation,” he said.

Information from William James; edited by Alison Williams; translation by Jorge Martínez

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