The UK authorities has formally rejected a name from Scotland's first minister for
The UK authorities has formally rejected a name from Scotland’s first minister for a second independence referendum.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated a referendum would “proceed the political stagnation Scotland has seen for the previous decade”.
And he stated First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had beforehand pledged that the 2014 referendum can be a “as soon as in a technology” vote.
Ms Sturgeon has stated she needs to carry a referendum later this 12 months.
She made a proper request final month for the UK authorities to switch powers to the devolved Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh that may guarantee any referendum is authorized.
The request got here after Ms Sturgeon’s SNP, which kinds the Scottish authorities, received 48 of the 59 seats in Scotland within the UK basic election.
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