Scotland Keeps Fight for Independence Vote Alive on Brexit Day
- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ruled out a referendum
- Latest poll shows 51% to 49% in favor of breaking from U.K.
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As jubilant Brexit supporters gather to celebrate the U.K.’s departure from the European Union, Scotland is digging in to its position as the last bastion of political resistance.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said her government in Edinburgh is looking at all options for an independence referendum, which the U.K. government is refusing to sanction. They include asking the courts to ascertain whether the Scottish Parliament already has the power to hold a consultative vote.