Tagged: Scotland

23rd November 2022

UK top court rejects Scottish independence vote bid

The United Kingdom’s top court ruled on Wednesday the Scottish government cannot hold a second referendum on independence next year without approval from the British parliament, dealing a hammer blow to nationalists’ hopes of...

Europe

5th February 2021

Explainer: Can Scotland hold another independence referendum?

Scottish nationalists are pushing for an independence referendum to be held after this May’s Scottish parliament election, but British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said such votes should happen only once in a generation....

Europe

15th December 2019

UK PM Johnson cannot keep Scotland ‘imprisoned’ against its will: Minister

Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday that he could not keep Scotland in the United Kingdom against the country’s will. Johnson and his government have repeatedly said they...