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Calls grow for Scotland to leave the United Kingdom

Young Orkney Islander Jack Norquoy
Young Orkney Islander Jack Norquoy Source: Twitter

Scotland has been in a union with England since 1707 - but there are increasing calls by Scottish people for their country to leave the United Kingdom.


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By Lucy Ash (BBC)

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Scotland has been in a union with England since 1707 - but there are increasing calls by Scottish people for their country to leave the United Kingdom.


This story was first broadcast on the BBC World Service


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