Scotland Referendum

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is standing by her threat to hold a fresh referendum on independence if her party wins the May elections, despite Boris Johnson saying another one should not take place until at least 2055.

Within minutes of Brexit taking effect, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted a message to Brussels that Scotland would be rejoining the EU “soon,” responding to recent demand for another independence referendum.

Scotland’s First Minister faced criticism across social media after she said Scotland should have a second independence referendum in the “early part of the next parliament.”

The UK Housing Secretary has slammed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her Scottish National Party (SNP) colleagues for discussing IndyRef2 at a time when the nation faces the largest health crisis in generations.

A new poll has found that as many as 58 percent of Scottish voters support a breakaway from the United Kingdom – the highest in any survey to date. The poll also found widespread dissatisfaction with PM Boris Johnson among Scots.

Councillors on Scotland’s Shetland Islands archipelago have voted in favor of exploring “financial and political self-determination” amid growing public funding cuts under Nicola Sturgeon's SNP government.