Scotland plans to hold a second referendum on secession from the United Kingdom Prime Minister

Nicola Sturgeon said: “Scotland has what it takes to be an independent and successful country Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced that she wants a second referendum on secession from the United Kingdom on October 19, 2023, if the Supreme Court allows it.

Speaking at her Scottish National Party conference in Aberdeen, Sturgeon said the Supreme Court would consider whether existing law allows the Scottish Parliament to legislate for an advisory referendum. “If Prime Minister Liz Truss’s government had any respect for Scottish democracy, this court hearing would not be necessary, but this government has no such respect,” she added.

Sturgeon had previously pledged to organize a second referendum by the end of 2023. She said today during the conference: “Scotland has what it takes to be an independent and successful country,” promising to develop a plan in the coming weeks that would define the economic basis for independence, and answer questions such as the currency thatThe country will use it after the separation.

Scotland and England united politically in 1707. Scotland has had its own parliament and government since 1999, and the government there sets its own policies in the areas of public health, education and other matters.

The government in London controls issues including defense and fiscal policy.

Scottish voters rejected independence by 55 percent to 45 percent in the 2014 referendum.