just search for independence, why scotland could vote again. the campaigner dame deborah james has died of bowel cancer at the age of 40. she had been receiving end of life care at home and had raised millions to help others affected by cancer. dame deborah was host of the bbc s you, me and the big c podcast and was honoured in recognition of her fundraising work. our correspondent rachel burden reports. my name is deborahjames. i m a mum to two kids and a dog called winston. three years ago, at the age of 35, i was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer and i have been living with cancer ever since. she was young, she was vibrant,
going to and what is she going to do? she is going to move on to the next general election going to move on to the next general election campaign with this alternative idea of fighting that campaign on the single issue, effectively saying to the voters in scotland. effectively saying to the voters in scotland, there is no other way to secure scotland, there is no other way to secure independence for this country. secure independence for this country, so if you vote for the snp and if country, so if you vote for the snp and if a country, so if you vote for the snp and if a majority of snp mps are returned and if a majority of snp mps are returned to westminster in that general returned to westminster in that general election, then that means, essentially, we can begin negotiations for independence, but opponents will have a different view opponents will have a different view it opponents will have a different view it is opponents will have a different view. it is a
of holding a new referendum without westminster s permission. that is the question. if the uk supreme court ruled against the first minister, nicola sturgeon says the scottish national party would make independence its only policy at the next uk general election, in an attempt to force the issue. kind of holding a referendum within the general election campaign which would pose challenges all around, it is fair to say. we can now speak to chris mason first of all. is borisjohnson going to be concerned about the tactics that nicola sturgeon is clearly developing? the that nicola sturgeon is clearly develoin: ? ~ , .,, developing? the prime minister was on his plane developing? the prime minister was on his plane to developing? the prime minister was on his plane to madrid developing? the prime minister was on his plane to madrid to developing? the prime minister was on his plane to madrid to the - developing? the prime minister was on his plane to madrid to the nato l on his pla
welcome to bbc news at ten. on the 19th of october next year the voters of scotland should be given another opportunity to vote on the question of independence. that s the declared intention of the first minister nicola sturgeon and she s written to prime minister borisjohnson to ask for formal consent for the vote to be held. the referendum question being proposed is exactly the same as the one rejected in 2014 should scotland be an independent country? borisjohnson is likely to refuse to endorse the plan for october 2023 so nicola sturgeon has asked the uk supreme court to decide if the referendum can go ahead without approval from westminster. eight years ago in september 2014 the voters of scotland rejected independence by 55% to 45%. most opinion polls suggest the gap has narrowed over the past two years or so.
we start with our scotland editorjames cook who reports from edinburgh. chanting: yes, yes, yes! no, no, no, no! scotland 2014 when politics came alive. how dare they say that this country is not capable of running its own affairs? cheering this is everyone s flag, everyone s country, everyone s culture, and everyone s streets. this is the vision we ve got for our country. - but should we do this all over again? how does the nation feel about the idea of a second referendum? yeah, i think if there s a public call for it then we should definitely have one and just see what the public thinks. i don t think it s the best idea. yes, go for it, yeah, another one. oh, my god, again? presiding officer. well, yes, if nicola sturgeon has her way. now is the time for independence. the plan is to ask voters, should scotland be an independent country?