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Sturgeon Warns Boris Johnson: You Can't Hold Scotland in Union Against Its Will

© AFP 2023 / RUSSELL CHEYNE / POOLScotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks in the chamber on the second day of the 'Scotland's Choice' debate on a motion to seek the authority to hold an indpendence referendum, at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks in the chamber on the second day of the 'Scotland's Choice' debate on a motion to seek the authority to hold an indpendence referendum, at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh - Sputnik International
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Shortly after the election results were announced earlier in the week, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon renewed calls for a second independence referendum in Scotland.

Nicola Sturgeon warned British Prime Minister Boris Johnson this Sunday that he can't hold Scotland in the United Kingdom against the country's own will.

"You cannot hold Scotland in the union against its will ... If the United Kingdom is to continue it can only be by consent. And if Boris Johnson is confident in the case for the union then he should be confident enough to make that case and allow people to decide," Sturgeon said during a BBC show.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon takes a photo with party members at the SEC Centre in Glasgow after the declaration in her constituency in the 2019 general election, Friday Dec. 13, 2019 - Sputnik International
SNP's Nicola Sturgeon Calls on 'Renewed' Plans on Scottish Independence After 2019 General Election
The snap general elections in the UK took place on 12 December with Sturgeon's Scottish National Party (SNP) winning 48 out of Scotland's 59 seats thus overcoming the top three political parties.

Following the elections, Sturgeon renewed calls for a second independence referendum in Scotland. Meanwhile, Johnson and his government have repeatedly stressed that they won't let another independence referendum in the northern country go ahead.

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