Scotland's
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the time has come for the country
to launch a “new conversation” on independence in the wake of the
Brexit vote.
Sturgeon
made the remarks in a speech in the central Scottish city of Stirling
on Friday, saying she would trigger the "biggest ever political
listening exercise" to convince voters a second referendum was
needed.
“We
want to understand in detail how people feel now about Europe, Brexit
and independence. We want to know the concerns that people have and
the questions they want answered. We want to build, if we can, a
consensus on the way ahead,” Sturgeon said.
The Scottish
first minister said every poll taken since Britain’s Leave vote had
shown an escalation of support for independence in comparison with
the 2014 referendum, when voters backed staying in the UK by 55
percent to 45.
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