U.K. government digs in heels as Scottish lawmakers vote for second referendum

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(Photo: ROBERT PERRY, EPA)GLASGOW ? Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon secured the endorsement of the Scottish Parliament for a second independence referendum Tuesday, only for the United Kingdom`s government to throw new obstacles in her path.
He added: ?We are not entering into negotiations on whether there should be another independence referendum during the Brexit process.
CLOSE Skip in Skip x Embed x Share Scotland`s Parliament is backing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon`s call for a second independence referendum before the U.
K.
completely leaves the EU.
Sturgeon told members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) she intended to approach the U.
K.
government later this week about transferring referendum powers to Holyrood through a so-called Section 30 order.
Her plan is hold a referendum once Brexit terms are clear, giving voters a choice between Brexit in the U.
K.
and independence and a closer relationship with Europe.