Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has told the Scottish National Party that she was “never too determined” to achieve independence as she addressed activists on Saturday.
Speaking at his party’s annual political conference, the head of Scotland’s distorted government and pro-independence SNP leader will tell supporters that the prospect of a break between Scotland and the rest of the UK was never close.
“Freedom is clear – and with a unity of purpose, with humility and hard work, I have never been so certain that we will deliver it,” the first minister said, expecting the virtual conference to be announced in a pre-announced statement.
Sturgeon and the SNP argued for a second referendum on Scottish independence after the party’s landslide victory in Scottish seats in Britain’s 2019 general election.
Opinion polls in recent months have shown that the majority of people in Scotland now support independence, although the country voted to become part of the UK in a 2014 referendum on the issue.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly rebuked calls for a referendum, saying the 2014 vote settled the question for a pay generation.
Earlier this month, Scottish independence campaigners captured the prime minister’s remarks in which he said the formation of a distorted parliament in Edinburgh was a “disaster”.
In response, Sturgeon said the only way to protect parliament was “with freedom.”
The SNP argues that a victory in the polls will dictate independence, with the SNP arguing. Arguing that the next election in the merged organization in May is crucial for both May Sturgeon and Johnson.
On Thursday, he said a referendum could be held “in the earlier part” of the next parliamentary session.
“The people of Scotland have the right to choose their own future. Let us now focus on all our efforts to build a better country that deserves us and their future generations,” Sturgeon said on Saturday.
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