Britain’s Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it will consider a case that could allow Scotland to hold another referendum on independence from Britain.
The Supreme Court confirmed that it will hear arguments on October 11 and 12, about a year before the proposed referendum.
British news agency BA Media reported that however, the dates could change based on court actions.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced last month that she hoped for another vote on Scottish independence on October 19, 2023. But if the court rules that the Scottish Parliament does not have the powers to hold a referendum, the next general election will be treated as a referendum “by virtue of Indeed”.
Sturgeon said the SNP would campaign only on the independence issue in an effort to secure a mandate from more than 50 percent of the Scottish people to start secession negotiations.
Both candidates likely to be British Prime Minister this year, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, said they would reject the Scottish government’s request for the powers needed to allow another referendum.
The last referendum on Scotland’s secession from the United Kingdom was held in 2014. At the time, the Scots supported remaining in the United Kingdom.
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