08-02-2017 16:55 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Who decides whether Scotland holds a new independence referendum?

By Elisabeth O'Leary EDINBURGH (Reuters) - The June Brexit referendum called the future of the United Kingdom into question because majorities in England and Wales voted to leave but in Scotland and Northern Ireland, most people voted to stay. The Scottish National Party (SNP), the biggest party in Scotland's parliament, has said Scotland should hold another independence vote, its second since 2014, if its views on Brexit are rejected. While most polls show that support for independence has bare
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