22-03-2017 17:41
Scottish parliament suspends independence debate after London attack
Scotland's devolved parliament suspended a planned vote on Wednesday to give its government a mandate to seek a new independence referendum after an attack on Britain's Houses of Parliament in London which police said they were treating as a terrorist incident.The Scottish parliament issued a statement saying it would increase security measures, although no specific threat to Scotland had been detected.London's permission for a new Scottish referendum is needed because any legally binding vote o
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