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Scottish independence: 19 October 2023 proposed as date for referendum
The UK Supreme Court will be asked if the Scottish government can hold a vote without UK consent….
Scotland’s first minister has proposed 19 October 2023 as the date for another referendum on independence.
Nicola Sturgeon said the question would be the same as in the last referendum in 2014: “Should Scotland be an independent country?”.
Ms Sturgeon said had written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask for formal consent for the vote to be held.
She said she would press on with her plan if this was not granted by the UK government.
But she stressed that any referendum would need to be “indisputably lawful” and constitutional – with the Supreme Court being asked to rule on the potential legal issues around holding a vote without UK government approval.
Downing Street said it would examine the first minister’s proposals, but stressed that its position that “now is not the time” for another referendum had not changed.
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