In applause and applause to the decentralized parliament in Holyrood, the first minister said the legislation would set out plans for a vote on October 19, 2023. It will raise the question: “Should Scotland be an independent country?” Politics Hub: Sturgeon sets date for new independence referendum Ms Sturgeon acknowledged that her plan could face legal obstacles or resistance from the UK government – and threatened that if so, her party, the SNP, would run in the next general election as a “de facto referendum”. . The Scottish Prime Minister said the Hollywood government had a “clear mandate” to proceed with another vote – after independence was rejected in a previous poll in 2014. She said documents had been submitted to the Supreme Court to investigate the legality of her plans and that she was “ready and willing” to negotiate with the Westminster government the terms of the referendum. But he added: “What I am not prepared to do, what I will never do, is to allow the Scottish Republic to be a prisoner of Boris Johnson or any prime minister.” Ms Sturgeon acknowledged that a majority would not make Scotland independent on its own – and that legislation would have to be passed by both the British and the Scottish Parliament to implement the decision. The 2014 referendum was held only after the so-called Section 30 order was authorized by the Westminster government. Ms Sturgeon said: “If it really turns out that there is no legal way for this parliament to give the people of Scotland the choice of independence in a referendum, and if the UK Government continues to reject an Article 30 provision, the “My party will fight. The UK general election on this unique question: should Scotland be an independent country?”
