Salmond, Sturgeon and the fight for Scottish independence
Calling Peston: The ITV News Politics Podcast
ITV News
4.2 • 177 Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2021
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
We explore the fascinating row between Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her predecessor Alex Salmond - and whether it will impact their fight for independence from the UK.
ITV News Presenter Julie Etchingham is our special guest this week. She's filmed a documentary on the issue of Scottish independence and tells us all about it.
We also have Robert Peston looking ahead to next week's Budget.
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| 0:45.3 | No two people arguably have done more to further the cause of Scottish independence than |
| 0:50.0 | Alex Salmond and Nicholas Sturgeon, but could the breakdown of their relationship and the bitter |
| 0:54.3 | row that has engulfed their party and rocked their nation caused the breakdown of the movement |
| 0:58.8 | they fought so hard to build? Welcome to this special edition of the ITV News Politics |
| 1:03.0 | podcast where we look at the future of the union between England and Scotland. With me, Daniel |
| 1:07.2 | Hewitt, ITV News Political Correspondent, our Scotland correspondent Peter Smith and our political editor, Robert Peston. Also on this episode, I'llwitt, ITV News political correspondent, our Scotland correspondent Peter Smith, |
| 1:11.4 | and our political editor, Robert Peston. |
| 1:13.4 | Also on this episode, I'll be speaking to ITV news presenter Julie Etchingham, whose new |
| 1:16.7 | tonight program, UK, the end of the union, explores the themes of this debate over the |
| 1:22.0 | future of the United Kingdom. |
| 1:25.3 | Peter joins me from Edinburgh or Glasgow? Glasgow, Glasgow, the biggest and finest city in |
| 1:32.4 | Scotland. Apologies to Edinburgh listeners. Peter, before we get on to the so many big questions |
| 1:37.7 | we can explore in this episode, I think it's important though to sort of bring us up to today. |
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