Scotland's pro-independence government has set out new rules on referendums...
EDINBURGH - Scotland’s pro-independence government has set out new rules on referendums in the hope of holding another secession vote in the second half of 2020 if Britain’s parliament gives the go-ahead.
In 2014, Scots rejected leaving their 300-year-old union with England and Wales by 55 to 45%. Polls say support for independence has grown since, but a majority still back the current UK political structure. “Just published a bill to set the rules for an independence referendum - to allow the Scottish people to choose our own future rather than having a Brexit future imposed on us,” Sturgeon tweeted.
The bill does not set a date for a new independence vote but, speaking to the BBC in Dublin on Tuesday, Sturgeon said the latter half of next year would be the “right time.”Theresa May has said she will step down as prime minister in June, opening a succession race in her party. For Scotland, any new prime minister aiming for a so-called hard Brexit will have to be aware of the risks of catalyzing the independence cause, said Professor Nicola McEwen of the University of Edinburgh.
“Politically I think that does strengthen the case for independence, but economically and practically I think there are challenges,” McEwan said, adding that the possibility of a hard border between England and an independent Scotland would make the debate tougher for nationalists to win.
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