Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon aims for 2021 independence vote
By DW
13 December 2020 |
2:22 pm
The Scottish leader has refused to rule out legal action to force a Scottish independence referendum. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused a second vote on the issue after Scotland voted to stay in the UK in 2014.
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