The Scottish parliament does not have the power to stage a referendum on independence without consent from the British Parliament, dashing hopes for a second vote next year on whether Scots want to leave the United Kingdom.
LONDON — The decision was handed down Wednesday by Britain’s Supreme Court, which ruled that the Scottish parliament cannot legislate on the matter.
The British government — under prime minsters Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and now Rishi Sunak — has signaled that it opposes a second referendum. For his part, Johnson argued that the 2014 referendum was “a once in a generation” vote and that the issue was settled.
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