The U.K.'s Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Scottish government it cannot hold a fresh independence referendum without the U.K. government's consent.
Supreme Court President Lord Reed said in broadcast remarks that the Scottish Parliament did not have the power to legislate on matters reserved to the U.K. Parliament, including the union.
The Scottish National Party, which backs independence, became a major political force when it won a majority in the Scottish Parliament in the 2011 election.has said Sturgeon said in tweets following the decision: "While disappointed by it I respect ruling of @UKSupremeCourt - it doesn't make law, only interprets it. A law that doesn't allow Scotland to choose our own future without Westminster consent exposes as myth any notion of the UK as a voluntary partnership & makes case for Indy [independence]."
In an August tweet during a campaign event in Scotland, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wrote: "There is nothing more Conservative than our precious Union, and everything great that we have achieved we have done so as one family."
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