Liz Truss has pledged that there will be no second referendum on Scottish independence if she becomes Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister.
In the first independence referendum held in 2014, the Scottish electorate voted 55–45 percent to reject independence and remain part of the UK.
But First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who is also leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP), announced last month she is planning to hold another independence referendum on Oct. 19, 2023.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks at a press conference to launch a second independence paper at Bute House in Edinburgh, Scotland on July 14, 2022. (Andrew Milligan – Pool/Getty Images)
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson formally rejected Sturgeon’s call for Scotland to be given the power to hold a second vote….