“Our voice cannot and will not be silenced”: Scotland’s response after the UK court’s rejection of the independence referendum

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Nicola Sturgeon, Chief Minister of Scotland

The independence aspirations of the Scottish government received a severe blow this Wednesday from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, which has unanimously rejected that an independence referendum can be called without the authorization of the British Parliament.

The Nationalist government led by Nicola Sturgeon had set a date for a new public consultation on Scottish independence, on October 19, 2023.

However, the High Court considers that this appointment “would have important political consequences” and has concluded that the Scottish Parliament “does not have the power to legislate on a referendum on independence for Scotland.”

The main minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP, for its acronym in English), has been disappointed, although she has assured that she “respects” the Court’s decision.

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