Nicola Sturgeon has informed Liz Truss that Scotland’s future within the UK shall be “determined by the folks of Scotland” and never by the brand new prime minister.
The Scottish First Minister stated that was a “democratic precept”.
Ms Truss, who gained the race to develop into the following Conservative chief and UK Prime Minister, is against the Scottish Authorities’s plans to carry a second independence referendum subsequent yr.
However talking within the wake of Ms Truss’ victory over Rishi Sunak, the Scottish First Minister stated the matter shouldn't be determined by a first-rate minister that Scotland “wouldn’t have voted for”.
Ms Sturgeon stated: “Scottish democracy shouldn't be the property of a UK prime minister. And neither is it the property of a UK prime minister that Scotland doesn’t and wouldn’t have voted for it.”
With the First Minister having outlined plans for a second independence referendum on October 19 2023, she stated Scottish ministers had been presently targeted on the result of a Supreme Court docket listening to subsequent month – the place judges will take into account if a vote will be held with out the consent of the UK Authorities.
One factor is obvious, and it is a democratic precept right here, the way forward for Scotland shall be determined by the folks of ScotlandScottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
The SNP chief stated: “We’re clearly, in the mean time, looking forward to the Supreme Court docket listening to which is able to take a look at the power of the Scottish Parliament to legislate for a referendum with out the consent of the UK Authorities.
“So we'll see what the result of that's.
“However one factor is obvious, and it’s a democratic precept right here, the way forward for Scotland shall be determined by the folks of Scotland. It won't be determined by Liz Truss, any greater than it might have been determined by Boris Johnson earlier than her.
“It’s for Scotland to resolve whether or not it needs to be impartial or not.”
Ms Sturgeon has beforehand made clear that if she can't maintain one other independence vote, she is going to search to make use of the following Westminster normal election as a “de facto referendum” on the difficulty.