Article  Sturgeon predicts independence and united Ireland in UK 'shake-up'

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EXCERPT: Nicola Sturgeon has predicted Scotland will become independent as part of a "wider shake-up" of UK governance, including Irish reunification.

The former first minister also suggested further devolution for Wales in the coming years as part of a "very healthy realignment of how the nations of the British Isles are governed and co-operate together”.

Speaking to BBC Scotland News to mark the 10-year anniversary of the 2014 independence referendum, the ex-SNP leader said she believed a Yes victory was "within grasp" on the eve of the vote.

Former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson also claimed Sturgeon lost her opportunity to secure a second referendum by making her call "so fast, so hard and so early" after the 2016 Brexit vote.

Although the Yes side lost the referendum, the SNP enjoyed unprecedented electoral success in the decade since. (MORE - missing details)
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