Nicola Sturgeon has triggered a fresh constitutional battle over Scotland’s future after announcing plans to stage a second independence referendum within two years. The 2014 independence referendum followed lengthy talks between the two governments that culminated in the Edinburgh agreement in October 2012. Scottish independence: why a second vote is back on the table Read moreScottish Labour, the Lib Dems and Scottish Tories confirmed they would oppose Sturgeon’s motion at Holyrood next week. We do not want to be divided again, but that is exactly what another independence referendum would do.” She said that 85% of people voted in 2014’s referendum with a clear vote against independence. Jeremy Corbyn said: “The 2014 Scottish independence referendum was billed as a once-in-a-generation event.

Source: The Guardian March 13, 2017 12:52 UTC