PM Johnson seeks to revive strained relations with Scotland

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to play down tensions with Scotland during a visit on Thursday, saying that the COVID-19 crisis has shown the collective power of the United Kingdom.The ties that bind the kingdom's constituent parts - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - have been badly strained by Brexit and the coronavirus outbreak.Scotland's pro-independence government opposes leaving the European Union and accuses Johnson of mistakes in responding to COVID-19.