Brexit sparks renewed calls for Scottish independence
Securing a second vote on secession is easier said than done, though. Before a legally watertight ballot can be sanctioned, the Scottish government must request a so-called Section 30 order from London, the legal apparatus that authorized Scotland s 2014 referendum.
This, in Sturgeon s mind, is the gold standard for securing indyref2 but Boris Johnson isn t so keen. Though UK-wide public opinion looks to be shifting on the question of a second vote, the British prime minister has repeatedly rejected calls for a rerun referendum, arguing that a full generation must first elapse.
Could Sturgeon up the political pressure?