Scottish leader says she could seek 2021 independence vote

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Published Monday, November 30, 2020
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LONDON -- Scotland's leader said Monday that she hopes to hold an independence referendum as soon as next year, setting up a political showdown with a U.K. government that refuses to countenance another secession vote.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she would campaign in the May 2021 Scottish Parliament election for a mandate to hold a vote on independence "in the early part of the new parliament," which will run from 2021 to 2025.

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