As polling day arrives across the UK, we shift gears today and ask how this election might affect the future of the United Kingdom. Nicola Sturgeon has called for a second independence referendum in Scotland and there are fears of renewed tensions in Northern Ireland as the effects of Brexit take hold. So how safe is the future of our union, and why does it matter? That's what we're discussing today, Election Day, on Britain's Got Ballot.

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