UK government rejects Scotland's bid for second independence referendum

By Reuters
March 28, 2017

LONDON: The British government said on Tuesday it would not be entering into negotiations on the Scottish government's...

LONDON: The British government said on Tuesday it would not be entering into negotiations on the Scottish government's proposal to hold a new independence referendum in late 2018 or early 2019.

It was reacting to a vote in the Scottish parliament earlier backing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's bid for an independence vote.

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"It would be unfair to the people of Scotland to ask them to make a crucial decision without the necessary information about our future relationship with Europe, or what an independent Scotland would look like," it added.


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