Supreme court rules against Scottish parliament holding new independence referendum
by Libby Brooks and Ben Quinn from on (#664HZ)
Nicola Sturgeon says Scottish democracy will not be denied' after court blocks route to referendum
The Scottish parliament cannot hold a second independence referendum without Westminster approval, the UK supreme court has ruled, in a unanimous judgment likely to anger Scottish nationalists who say the country's future is for Scottish voters to decide.
The first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said immediately after the ruling: Scottish democracy will not be denied."
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