Scottish leader: 'No democratic justification' for U.K. blocking independence referendum after election
Scottish leader: 'No democratic justification' for U.K. blocking independence referendum after election "There is simply no democratic justification whatsoever for [U.K. Prime Minister] Boris Johnson or anyone else seeking to block the right of the people of Scotland to choose our future," Scottish National Party leader and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Saturday in a victory speech after the SNP won its fourth straight election, while the pro-independence Greens also had a strong showing, meaning a majority of Scottish parliament would back a referendum. If a vote is blocked ...