A vote in Scotland’s parliament Tuesday in favor of pursuing a second referendum on Scottish independence was quickly rebuffed by the U.K. government in London, underlining how Brexit is straining the bonds holding the U.K. together. Lawmakers in Scotland’s semiautonomous parliament in Edinburgh voted 69 to 59 in support of a Scottish National Party motion to hold a new poll. A majority also backed an amendment put forward by the...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 28, 2017 17:26 UTC