Scotland Gets Closer to Independence Vote With Brexit Ruling
- Sturgeon says Scotland’s voice not being heard on Brexit
- Supreme Court says no legal requirement to consult Edinburgh
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Scotland took another step closer to a second referendum on independence after the U.K.’s highest court ruled that the parliament in Edinburgh has no legal right to challenge Brexit.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, in a statement reacting to Tuesday’s ruling, said the British government’s promises to uphold a political convention to consult lawmakers in Scotland now were “not worth the paper they are written on.” She said it’s “becoming ever clearer” that Scotland must decide whether it should “take our future into our own hands.”