Scotland wants to “divorce” from the UK. And Charles III could see himself with a country split in half before his coronation. The Court of Justice has begun to discuss whether or not Scotland can introduce (and pass) a bill to hold an independence referendum without London’s approval by the Holyrood Parliament. The consultation of 18 September 2014 resulted from an agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and Scotland, signed on 15 October 2012 by British Prime Minister David Cameron, Scottish Secretary of State Michael Moore, Prime Minister Scotsman Alex Salmond and Scottish Deputy Prime Minister Minister Nicola Sturgeon. In the consultation, 44.70% were in favor of independence and 55.30% against. After the rejection now Scotland will try again. But without the Edinburgh Agreement, that is, the approval that was granted by the government at the time. That’s why the story ended up in court.
Judges from the UK’s highest court today heard arguments in favor of the new independence referendum law presented by Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain, Scotland’s highest official, who explained to the five-judge panel, chaired by Lord Reed, what it’s like ” necessary and in the public interest” that the question of legislative competence be resolved by the court”. possibility of Edinburgh legislating on matters not strictly within London’s competence, but a referendum, which could also lead to the disintegration of the United Kingdom should the separatists win, without Westminster’s “permission” has so far never been held. to be resolved on the basis of the law, taking into account that on May 6, Charles III will be crowned king. And arriving at the ceremony with the “divorce” of E scotland in progress can open up unpredictable scenarios. Thus Lord Reed, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, cautiously pointed out that “it may take several months before a sentence is reached”. Sir James Eadie, the lawyer representing the British government at the trial, rejected the Scottish proposal: “It is not appropriate for the courts to deal with abstract legal questions.”
Meanwhile, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s prime minister and leader of the Scottish National Party, vows he will respect the court’s decision but “will go ahead to win independence”. He would like to hold the referendum on 19 October 2023. “It is essential to break the UK if Scotland is to escape the return of misery,” he told the party’s annual conference in Aberdeen, arguing that “the next election can be used as a de facto referendum. on the matter” if the court decides against the referendum. “Basically they will leave us with a very simple choice: present our cause for independence to the people in an election or renounce Scottish democracy. I don’t know about you, but I will never give up on Scottish democracy”, he re-launched in what seemed to many a declaration of war on the new sovereign. “For now, the question of the trial – how to guarantee independence – is in the hands of the judges, but it is up to us to continue”. the European Union. Union that Great Britain left in 2020.
Source: IL Tempo
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