The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation reached 10.1% in September. This matches the 40-year high inflation hit in July and remains well above the UK Government’s target of 2%.
27.10.2022 - 14:31 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Conservative MP has claimed calls for Scotland to break away from the United Kingdom are being driven "by the likes of Mel Gibson".
Giles Watling, MP for Clacton, told the House of Commons he had been "fortunate enough to work in all four corners of this great Union".
During a debate earlier today the SNP's Cabinet Office spokesman Brendan O'Hara hit out at new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak saying it was "an absolute disgrace" that he has not granted the Scottish Government permission to hold a referendum on independence.
Watling said there should a timeframe on when another vote can be held.
He added: "We have fought shoulder to shoulder for freedom and democracy all over the world, not least at Waterloo and the landing beaches of Normandy.
"Does he agree it would be foolish to let this great and successful union fall apart on a whim, with the aid of the likes of Mel Gibson et cetera? Should there not be a legislative timeframe, say 25 years, before another referendum can be held?"
Cabinet Office minister Brendan Clarke-Smith replied: "People across Scotland want both of their Governments to be working together and focusing their attention and resources on the issues that matter to them and not talking about yet another independence referendum."
Hollywood star Gibson starred in and directed the 1995 historical film epic Braveheart, retelling the story of William Wallace, a leader in the first war of Scottish independence in the late middle ages.
O'Hara also said the responsibility for the Union has become a "hot potato and something (to) be passed from department to department".
He added: "My suggestion would be to the new Secretary of State that he uses this new responsibility to encourage the Prime Minister to respect the
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