Scottish Independence Vote Plan Defeated by Top UK Court
Scotland has no power to hold another referendum on independence without the consent of the British government, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled.
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Scotland has no power to hold another referendum on independence without the consent of the British government, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled.
JEFF J MITCHELL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images 9 May 2021 LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday invited the leaders of the U.K.’s devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after Scotland’s pro-independence party won its fourth straight parliamentary election. Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party, said the election results proved that a second independence vote for Scotland was “the will of the country” and that any London politician who stood in the way would be “picking a fight with the democratic wishes of the Scottish people.” The Unit...