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Senior Scottish officials who have just left the European Union hinted at their intention to join the European Union.
The Financial Associated Press (Shanghai, editor Qi Lin), after four years of hard work, Britain finally left the European Union at 11:00 p.m. local time on December 31 (7:00 a.m. Beijing time). However, within minutes, Scotland’s prime minister, who has always been out of sync with the UK on the issue of Brexit, publicly tweeted that Scotland could still return to the European Union.
At 23:00 GMT on December 31 (24:00 on 31 CET), the UK officially ended its “Brexit” transition period and officially left the EU Common Market. The trade and cooperation agreement between the UK and Europe reached on December 24, 2020 has been temporarily implemented.
Minutes after the Brexit agreement between the United Kingdom and Europe came into force, the Chief Minister of the Government of Scotland, Nicolas SturgeonTwitterAn article published in suggests that Scotland will rejoin the European Union “soon”. Its original text was: “Europe, Scotland will return soon. Keep the lights on.” Sturgeon also added a photo of the Scottish lights turned on outside the European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
Analysts noted that part of the “Brexit” deal has sparked discontent within the UK, especially in Scotland, and may to some extent intensify the region’s independence. Following the announcement of the UK-Europe deal, Sturgeon stated that there is no deal to offset the losses caused by Britain’s “Brexit” to Scotland, and said the British government’s concessions on fisheries violated his “significant commitment. “Original with Scottish Fisheries. .
Scotland’s demand for independence has been unwavering
As we all know, the full name of the United Kingdom is “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. A complete United Kingdom is made up of the “union” of the four regions of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In addition to the “love and hate” between Northern Ireland and neighboring Ireland for over 200 years, Scotland is also a somewhat rebellious region within the UK.
In the early 18th century, the two independent kingdoms of Scotland and England signed a merger treaty, which forms the basis of what is now Great Britain. However, due to differences in economy, culture, etc., in the past, the demand for Scottish independence has always existed. In September 2014, Scotland launched a referendum on independence, but because more than half of the opposition to independence objected, the independence action was unsuccessful.
Since the UK’s decision to leave the EU in 2016, Scotland, which tends to stay in the EU, has proposed to re-launch an independent referendum. Since 2020, some supporters of Scottish independence believe that the British government has mishandled the epidemic and want to push for an independence referendum on this basis. However, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly rejected Scotland’s request for a second independence referendum.
Currently, the issue of Scotland’s withdrawal from the United Kingdom is promoted almost entirely by the Scottish National Party (SNP). The leader of the party is Sturgeon, the Prime Minister of Scotland. Sturgeon made it clear a few days ago that Scotland will again start a referendum on “Leave Britain” in May next year. According to recent polls, if a second referendum is held, more than half of the people will vote to leave the UK. England’s drive for independence is becoming a major political challenge Johnson faces after Brexit.
“It was Brexit that lit the fire of independence in Scotland.” The Financial Times previously reported that 2/3 of Scots in the Brexit referendum opposed and only a quarter of Scots in UK elections last year. Support Johnson.
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