Pro-secession parties at Holyrood have backed a formal request for another vote on leaving the UK
The newly elected Scottish Parliament has supported a formal request to London for permission to hold a new referendum on independence.
Scottish voters rejected the previous attempt to leave the United Kingdom during a 2014 referendum, which unionist politicians described as a “once in a generation” opportunity.
The latest push has been strengthened by recent elections in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK, boosting regional pro-independence movements and delivering a major setback to the Labour Party.
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