The Scottish government loses in its attempt to hold a new vote on the country’s possible independence in the Supreme Court. Parliament is therefore not authorized to call a second independence referendum, the court ruled unanimously on Wednesday. It is only eight years since the majority of Scots voted to stay with Britain, but the vote had recently moved in the opposite direction due to Brexit.
A new independence referendum in Scotland is still a long way off. Britain’s highest court in London announced on Wednesday that the Scottish regional parliament has no right to schedule a referendum. The judges followed the arguments of the British government. Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon had announced she would uphold the High Court’s decision.
Next elections decide
But then she wants to turn the next election into a quasi-referendum and contest her Scottish National Party’s (SNP) election campaign only with the demand for independence, Sturgeon said. In a first referendum in 2014, a majority of Scots voted to remain in the UK. For London, the issue is therefore settled in the long term.
But Prime Minister Sturgeon argues that Brexit, which the Scots clearly rejected in 2016, has changed the situation. She wants to lead an independent Scotland back to the EU.
Sturgeon wants to return to the EU
In 2014, a majority of Scots voted to stay in union with Britain. For London, the long-term question has already been decided. However, Prime Minister Sturgeon recently argued that Brexit (which was largely rejected in Scotland) had changed the situation. She wants to lead an independent Scotland back to the EU. Pro-independence supporters also currently hold a majority in the Scottish Parliament.
Source: Krone
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