The Scottish leader said Tuesday that the question to be asked will be the same as that in the 2014 independence vote: ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told lawmakers in Edinburgh Tuesday that she plans to hold a fresh referendum on Scotland’s independence on Oct. 19, 2023.
The U.K.-wide government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson opposes a new referendum and has repeatedly said the issue was settled in 2014. Any independence vote will not be legally binding without the greenlight from Johnson’s government. A majority vote in the referendum will not by itself make Scotland independent from the rest of the U.K. “For Scotland to become independent following a yes vote, legislation would have to be passed by the U.K. and Scottish Parliaments,” Sturgeon said.
“Westminster rule over Scotland cannot be based on anything other than a consented, voluntary partnership,” Sturgeon said ahead of her speech to Scottish Parliament.
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