British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected Scottish Nationwide Occasion Chief Nicola Sturgeon’s contemporary demand for a second referendum on Scottish independence.
The prime minister’s spokesman stated “now will not be the time” for one more marketing campaign to take away Scotland from the UK.
The Downing Avenue snub got here because the Scottish first minister unveiled her newest marketing campaign to carry “Indyref2” by the tip of subsequent yr.
The primary referendum came about in 2014, when the pro-U.Ok. aspect received by 55% to 45%.
So as to maintain a authorized referendum, the U.Ok. authorities should give the Scottish Parliament the ability to stage one — often called a Part 30 order.
The primary minister stated the very fact there's a majority of pro-independence MSPs within the Scottish Parliament meant there was an “indeniable democratic mandate” for one more vote.
However prime minister’s spokesman stated: “The U.Ok. authorities’s place is that now will not be the time to be speaking about one other referendum.
“We're assured that the individuals of Scotland need and anticipate their governments to be working collectively to give attention to points like the worldwide value of residing challenges, just like the conflict in Europe and the problems that matter to their households and their communities.”
He added: “The place on the referendum stays unchanged. It’s not one thing the prime minister believes the general public need both authorities to be targeted on at a time when there are different challenges dealing with them proper now.
“At the beginning we wish to proceed to work with the Scottish authorities on these points which can be affecting the general public proper now.”
The Scottish authorities immediately revealed a brand new doc entitled “Independence within the Trendy World. Wealthier, Happier, Fairer: Why Not Scotland?”, which they stated “units the scene” for the talk about Scotland’s future.
Talking at a press convention in Edinburgh, Sturgeon stated it was “time now to set out and debate” the case for Scotland to go away the U.Ok.
She stated: “After every little thing that has occurred — Brexit, COVID, Boris Johnson — it's time to set out a distinct and higher imaginative and prescient.
“It's time to speak about making Scotland wealthier and fairer. It's time to speak about independence after which make that selection.”
Sturgeon stated a second referendum “have to be lawful” however that if the U.Ok. authorities “had any respect in any respect for democracy” it might not block one from going down.
“My obligation, because the democratically elected first minister, is to the individuals of Scotland, it isn't to Boris Johnson or to any Tory prime minister,” she stated.
“This can be a U.Ok. authorities that has no respect for democracy.”
However elevating the prospect of holding a wildcat referendum, Sturgeon added: “If we're to uphold democracy right here in Scotland we should forge a method ahead, if crucial, with out a Part 30 order.”
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