simply does not serve scotland's interests. well that was nicholas sturgeon promising lawmakers in the scottish parliament today that she will organize a referendum on scottish independence by two thousand and twenty one if the u.k. moves forward with breaks and leaves the european union are back in twenty fourteen the scottish voted against independence but that was before breaks it a majority of scots voted to remain in the european union today's sturgeon said that london's chaotic drive to leave the e.u. means that scotland was once again consider independence breaks at talks between the conservatives and labor resumed this week in london but today the leaders of both parties were in northern ireland to attend the funeral for northern irish journalist lira mckee but he was killed during a riot in london derry last week irish prime minister lee overread current bridge