UK’s Brexit Fight With Scotland Escalates as May Rejects Vote
- Premier rejects calls for new independence vote before Brexit
- May’s refusal to allow vote could bolster nationalist campaign
Sturgeon Announces Steps for Scots Independence Vote
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Prime Minister Theresa May rejected Scotland’s bid to hold a referendum on independence before the U.K. leaves the European Union, the latest twist in the increasingly acrimonious fight over Brexit with the nationalist government in Edinburgh.
While not ruling one out eventually, May’s team said they would not even discuss a new referendum at a time when the focus was on getting the best Brexit deal for the whole U.K. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday demanded the power to call a plebiscite by spring 2019 on whether Scotland, which voted to remain in the EU, should break away.