Theresa May has said now is not the time for a second Scottish independence referendum, while the government puts “all its energies” into negotiating Brexit. May says 'now is not the time' for second Scottish independence referendum - Politics live Read moreNicola Sturgeon stunned Downing Street on Monday by announcing she would seek to call a vote before Britain leaves the EU. May gave her formal response in a television interview, in which she did not rule out a referendum but rejected Sturgeon’s timing. Sturgeon responded by calling the prime minister’s decision undemocratic and “proof positive that the Tories fear the verdict of the Scottish people”. The Scottish Conservative leader, Ruth Davidson, said Sturgeon’s planned timetable would be too soon for voters to know the outlines of the deal.

Source: The Guardian March 16, 2017 13:12 UTC