The Scottish government would be “unlikely” to overcome the opposition from the UK government and succeed in holding a second independence referendum, a former civil servant who negotiated the first independence vote has said.
In the first independence referendum held in 2014, the Scottish electorate voted 55–45 percent to reject independence and remain part of the UK.
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon kicked off a new campaign for independence on June 14, as she claimed her government has an “indisputable democratic mandate” for another referendum.
But Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK government will not grant the Section 30 Order, which is required to hold a second vote….