Scottish Parliament to Defy U.K. and Back Independence Vote
- Lawmakers in Edinburgh expected to support nationalist plan
- U.K. and Scottish leaders met in week EU exit to be triggered
Scottish Independence Adds New Brexit Twist for May
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to win backing for her plan to pursue a second independence referendum in a parliamentary vote that comes a day before the U.K. triggers two years of talks on withdrawing from the European Union.
Lawmakers in Edinburgh will vote around 5 p.m. local tine on Tuesday, with the Greens already saying they will support Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party to ensure a majority in the semi-autonomous Scottish Parliament. Sturgeon is seeking permission to request the legal means from the U.K. authorities to hold the plebiscite by spring 2019, saying circumstances have changed now Britain is pulling out of the EU.