Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon used Brexit on Friday to reaffirm her commitment to holding a new independence referendum this year and raised the possibility of taking the British government to court over the issue.
Her speech from Edinburgh comes two days after Scotland’s parliament backed holding a second vote on splitting from London and despite British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently refusing a request for a fresh referendum.
Sturgeon claimed Scotland is being “taken out” of the bloc despite a majority of Scots — 62% — voting to remain in the 2016 referendum.