UK top court rules against Scottish independence vote plan

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The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on independence without the consent of the British government. The judgment is a setback for the Scottish government's campaign to break away from the United Kingdom.

The top court ruled that the Scottish Parliament “does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence.”The semi-autonomous Scottish government wants to hold a referendum next October with the question “Should Scotland be an independent country?”

The pro-independence government in Edinburgh wants to revisit the decision, though, arguing that Britain's departure from the European Union - which a majority of Scottish voters opposed - has radically changed the political and economic landscape. During Supreme Court hearings last month, Dorothy Bain, the Scottish government's top law officer, said the majority of Scottish lawmakers had been elected on commitments to hold a fresh independence referendum. She also said a referendum would be advisory, rather than legally binding - though a “yes” vote would create strong momentum for Scotland to break away.

Polls suggest Scots are about evenly split on independence - and also that a majority of voters do not want a new referendum anytime soon.

 

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