Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has again promised to hold another Scottish independence referendum by the end of 2023.
Addressing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, she said “if you have any respect for democracy... you too would let the people decide.”
“Next year COVID permitting, as we emerge from winter into spring, the campaign to persuade a majority of people in Scotland, that our future will be more secure as an independent nation, will resume in earnest. In the course of next year, I will initiate the process necessary to enable a referendum before the end of 2023. And just as importantly, our party will set out a fresh, the positive case for independence,” Sturgeon said.
According to her, they will outline the opportunities and advantages that independence will open up. The opportunity to repair the damage of COVID, including the fiscal challenges it has created for all countries in a way that aligns with the values and priorities as a nation.
“We will also be candid about the challenges the transition to independence will present and set out clearly how we can and will overcome these. And then friends we will ask the people to decide. Now what the UK government`s response to this will be is not up to me, but my message to the prime minister is this. If you have any respect at all for democracy, and if you have any confidence whatsoever in your argument against independence, you too will let the people decide,” Sturgeon added.
