U.K. Breakup Back in Play as Scots Weigh New Independence Vote
- Scotland, N. Irish vote to stay in EU as England opts to leave
- Nationalists legislating for second independence referendum
Scotland's Sturgeon: Explore All Options on EU Membership
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The mantra from the U.K. campaign to leave the European Union was that the country can survive perfectly well on its own. The question now after its triumph in the Brexit vote is whether the U.K. can survive at all.
The Scottish National Party government said that the majority U.K. decision to leave the EU justified another vote on Scots independence. Results of Thursday’s EU referendum showed Scotland voted to remain in the 28-member bloc, while England and Wales opted to leave, setting up another showdown between London and Edinburgh. In Belfast, Irish republicans Sinn Fein called for a referendum on Irish reunification.