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World / Politics Jan 24, 2021

Scottish leader vows to hold 'legal' independence vote

Nicola Sturgeon cited the fact that "the polls now show that a majority of people in Scotland want independence."

World / Politics Dec 13, 2019

Scotland's future in spotlight again after U.K. election

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson may be celebrating a stunning election victory, but another leader also scored an emphatic win — and it is one that promises to set up a renewed clash over the United Kingdom's future. The Scottish National Party was on course ...

World / Politics Apr 17, 2016

Scottish National Party head says Scotland should hold new referendum if forced out of EU

Scotland should have the right to hold a new referendum on independence if the country is taken out of the European Union "against our will," Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), said Sunday. Facing a British referendum on whether to stay ...

World / Politics Apr 8, 2015

Nationalist hints of another Scottish independence vote after 2016 poll

Scottish nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday raised the prospect of another independence referendum that could break apart the United Kingdom following the 2016 Scottish election. Though Scots voted to stay part of the United Kingdom in a Sept. 18 referendum, support for the Scottish ...