For such a referendum to take place, the central government in London would have to give permission under Article 30 of the Scottish Law (1999), which incumbent Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly ruled out.
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The launch of a new campaign for its independence Scotland from the United Kingdom was announced by the Prime Minister of the Decentralized Government of Edinburgh and leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sterzion.
As he said, there is an “unquestionable democratic mandate” for a second referendum after that of 2014, in which the Scots were in favor of staying in the United Kingdom by 55%.
In order for such a referendum to take place, the central government in London would have to give permission under Article 30 of the Scotland (1999), something that the current Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly ruled out.
Ms Stergion said she was ready to discuss with Mr Johnson the terms of such a move “at any time”. She reiterated, however, that her own government is considering how a referendum could be conducted “legally” without the activation of Article 30.
She added that her government has been preparing for a referendum and announced a “significant briefing” for the Hollywood’s local parliament “really soon”.
Nicola Sterzion justified the new attempt to secede Scotland from the United Kingdom just eight years after the previous referendum, saying that the daily life of Scots suffers from the effects of London and Brexit policies “which we did not vote in favor”.
Reacting, a Downing Street spokesman said the British government’s position was that “now is not the time to talk about another referendum”.
“We are confident that the people of Scotland want and expect their governments to work together to focus on issues such as the global cost of living challenge, the war in Europe and the issues that matter to their families,” he said.
