The United Kingdom Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would take months to reach a decision on whether the Scottish government can hold a second referendum on independence next year without approval from the British parliament.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party , has said she wants to hold an independence vote on Oct. 19, 2023, but that it had to be lawful and internationally recognized.
However, the SNP says the 2016 vote for Britain to leave the European Union, which the majority of Scottish voters opposed, had materially changed the circumstances. "It's likely to be some months before we give our judgment," Robert Reed, the president of the Supreme Court, said at the opening of two days of hearings, which he said amounted to the "tip of the iceberg" in the case.
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