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to give a speech in Scotland
on importance of the Union
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Government must build on work to strengthen the UK, PM
urges
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Future leader must “ensure we can go on facing the
future together”
Strengthening the Union must continue to be a top priority for
the next Prime Minister, will say in a speech in
Scotland today [THURSDAY].
She will explain the benefits of the United Kingdom as a union of
nations and people and urge future policy makers to think
creatively about how to safeguard the Union for generations to
come.
Twenty years on from the creation of a new devolved Parliament
for Scotland and devolved assemblies for Wales and Northern
Ireland, the PM will say that devolution has been a source of
strength for the UK, not a sign of weakness.
She is also expected to say:
“I am confident that whoever succeeds me in 10 Downing Street
will make the Union their priority.
“He will be building on work done over the last three years,
during which time strengthening the Union has become an explicit
priority of government.
“The job of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland brings with it privileges and
responsibilities which you only really feel once the black door
closes behind you.
“One of the first and greatest is the duty you owe to strengthen
the Union.
“To govern on behalf of the whole United Kingdom.
“To respect the identities of every citizen of the UK – English
and Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish.
“And to ensure that we can go on facing the future together,
overcoming obstacles together, and achieving more together than
we ever could apart – a Union
of nations and people.”
