British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. File photoMOSCOW, July 6British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a letter to Scottish President Nicola Sturgeon, said that now is not the time to deal with the issue of an independence referendum due to problems at home and in the world. «I carefully studied the presented your arguments about the transfer of power from the British Parliament to the Scottish Parliament for another referendum on independence As our country faces unprecedented challenges at home and abroad, I cannot agree that now is the time to return to the issue on which The people of Scotland have already given a clear answer in 2014,» Johnson said in a letter posted by Sturgeon on Twitter. In response, she stated that Scottish democracy will not be «hostage to this or any other prime minister.» announced its intention to hold another independence referendum in 2023, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly stated that he will not allow a second referendum rendum, since the people of Scotland had already expressed their will in 2014. Then 44.7% voted for independence, 55.3% against. The Scottish referendum will require the approval of the central authorities.
