English could say 'let them go' to the Scots if Nicola Sturgeon's referendum ... trends now
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Former Northern Ireland first minister Arlene Foster has warned the Union between the UK's four nations could be lost due to constant calls for a Scottish referendum.
Baroness Foster, who has recently become chair of new organisation Together UK in support of the Union, said there is a chance the English could say 'let them go' as they become tired of Nicola Sturgeon's intense independence campaign.
She said: 'What worries me sometimes… [is people] saying that 'if Scotland wants to go, let them go.
'It's not just Scotland that will lose out if they go. The rest of us will all lose out as well… we need to have a wider conversation about that, particularly in England', she told the Telegraph.
Baroness Arlene Foster (pictured) has warned the Union between the UK's four nations could be weakened because voters are growing tired of constant calls for a Scottish referendum
Scotland's First Minister's battle to hold a second Scottish independence referendum took at hit after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled she cannot legislate for one without approval from Westminster.
Ms Sturgeon conceded that she will not try to stage a 'wildcat' vote - acknowledging that any route to independence must be 'lawful'.
She said, however, that the Scottish National Party (SNP) will fight the next general election - expected in 2024 - on the issue of independence.
A recent poll showed that backing for Scottish
