Scotland’s devolved government will start a drive to protect its European Union membership and will prepare for a possible fresh independence vote after Britain voted to exit the bloc, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Saturday.
“We are determined to act decisively in a way that builds unity across Scotland,” she told reporters, adding that might include a vote on Scottish secession from the U.K. Scots rejected independence in a 2014 referendum by 55-45 per cent.
On Thursday Britain as a whole voted to leave the EU, but Scotland voted by 62 to 38 per cent to remain. The SNP argues that many Scots opted to remain part of the United Kingdom in 2014 because they believed that was the only way to guarantee EU membership.
Published - June 26, 2016 03:02 am IST
