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“We are now suffering a hard Brexit against our will, at the worst possible moment, in the middle of a pandemic and an economic recession,” Nicola Sturgeon said on the website of his independence party SNP, two days after leaving the British in the single market and the customs union, reports Agerpres.
He reiterated his determination to hold a new referendum on Scottish independence, after which he lost his camp in 2014, when 55% of Scots voted against.
But the decision to hold such a referendum rests with the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, who flatly refuses. However, a landslide victory for the SNP in local elections in May next year would pressure London to accept a new popular consultation.
According to the latest poll carried out by the Savanta ComRes institute for The Scotsman newspaper, in mid-December 58% of Scots now support a break with the UK, the highest proportion to date.
“As an independent member of the European Union, Scotland would be a partner and could build bridges, not only to achieve a stronger economy and a more just society, but also to facilitate EU-UK relations,” he said. Sturgeon said.
If the British voted in total with 51.9% in favor of Brexit in 2016, the Scots were against it with 62%.
“During our nearly 50 years of membership, we have benefited greatly from the ‘four freedoms’ of the single market, including freedom of movement. Over 230,000 people across Europe have chosen to live in Scotland, “said Nicola Sturgeon, explaining that” they are our friends and family, and now we want them to stay. “
With Brexit, “our citizens will be less secure and their right to work, study and work in other parts of Europe will be restricted,” he said, noting that 2,000 Scots attended last year. It switched to the Erasmus university exchange program, which the British government abandoned to replace it with its own international program.
“We do not want to leave and we hope to join you soon as an equal partner,” concluded Nicola Sturgeon.
