Theresa May speech to Scottish Conservative conference, 3 March 2017

Text of a speech made by United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May the Scottish Conservative 2017 conference in Glasgow on the 3 March 2017. She made a strong attack on the achievements of the SNP Government in Scotland and an impassioned appeal to maintain the Union of the United Kingdom.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Determining Scotland’s future relationship with the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/determining-scotlands-future-relationship-with-the-european-union/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

The Guardian, 04.03.17: Scotland will emerge stronger from Brexit, says David Mundell https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/04/scotland-will-emerge-stronger-from-brexit-says-david-mundell

Conservative Home, 04.03.17: Why May will give battle to Sturgeon… after Brexit http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2017/03/why-may-will-give-battle-to-sturgeon-after-brexit.html

The Guardian, 02.03.17: Sturgeon's government has 'tunnel vision' over independence, claims May https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/02/nicola-sturgeon-snp-tunnel-vision-independence-scotland-theresa-may-brexit

BBC News, 03.03.17: PM Theresa May makes case for 'our precious Union' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-39151250

ESO: Background information: Why has Brexit failed to boost support for Scottish independence? / UK Government preparing for Nicola Sturgeon to demand indyref2 / Independent Scotland 'would have to apply for EU membership' http://www.europeansources.info/record/why-has-brexit-failed-to-boost-support-for-scottish-independence-uk-government-preparing-for-nicola-sturgeon-to-demand-indyref2-independent-scotland-would-have-to-apply-for-eu-membership/

Conservative Home, 03.03.17: “The SNP play politics as though it were a game. But politics is not a game.” May’s speech to the Scottish Conservatives: full text http://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2017/03/the-snp-play-politics-as-though-it-were-a-game-but-politics-is-not-a-game-mays-speech-to-the-scottish-tories-full-text.html

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