Scotland's government on Tuesday drew the battle lines for a legal and political tussle with London as it announced plans to hold a second independence referendum on October 19, 2023.
General view of George Square in Glasgow, Scotland, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/ Russell Cheyne/ File Photo
The phrasing of the question was the same as Scottish voters were asked in 2014. Then, they agreed to stay in the United Kingdom, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson's UK government says that settled the matter for a generation. A vote in favor of independence would still need approval from both parliaments in Edinburgh and London before Scotland could formally break away.
Sturgeon's statement came as Queen Elizabeth II made an unexpected appearance at "Holyrood week," an annual series of ceremonial events in the Scottish capital.
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