The response to the coronavirus pandemic has shown the “sheer might” of the UK union, Boris Johnson has said during a visit to Scotland. Mr Johnson was in Orkney and the north of Scotland one year on from the day he took office as prime minister. He said the work of the military and Treasury job retention schemes had proved the “merits of the union”. But the SNP said the visit showed Mr Johnson was “in a panic” about rising support for Scottish independence. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon did not meet Mr Johnson during the trip but said she would continue to work with his government on the “immediate priority” of tackling coronavirus. In a panic cause he’s visiting part of the kingdom? Strange, but it’s Nicola Sturgeon I guess.