UK’s top court rejects plans for vote on Scottish independence

UK’s top court rejects plans for vote on Scottish independence

Unanimous ruling by Supreme Court torpedoes Scottish nationalist govt’s push to hold second plebiscite next year.

Court voting dents Scottish elections of second vote on independence

Scotland's Nationality of Independence from the United Kingdom has had a major blow after a major blow at the Supreme Court in London Not the devolved one in Edinburgh, has the right to call a surprise on the issue.

UK top court rejects Scottish independence vote plans

Britain’s highest court on Wednesday rejected a bid by the devolved Scottish government in Edinburgh to hold a new referendum on independence without London’s consent.The unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court torpedoed the Scottish nationalist government’s push to hold a second plebiscite next year.The Scottish National Party (SNP) had said that in that event, it would turn the next general election into a de-facto vote on splitting from the res…

UK court rejects Scottish bid for independence vote

The Scottish government cannot hold a second referendum on independence without approval from the British parliament, the United Kingdom's top court has ruled, dealing a hammer blow to nationalists' hopes of holding a vote next year.

UK top court rules against Scottish independence vote plan

The judgment is a setback for the Scottish government's campaign to break away from the United Kingdom. The top court ruled that the Scottish Parliament “does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence."

Scotland's government loses court case on independence vote

Scotland's road to independence met an expected bump on the road in the Supreme Court.