日韩精品久久一区二区三区_亚洲色图p_亚洲综合在线最大成人_国产中出在线观看_日韩免费_亚洲综合在线一区

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Europe

'Now is not the time,' UK's May tells Scotland on independence vote

Updated: 2017-03-17 09:18

'Now is not the time,' UK's May tells Scotland on independence vote

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May attends a news conference during the EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 9, 2017. [Photo/Agencies]

LONDON/EDINBURGH - British Prime Minister Theresa May told the Scottish government on Thursday "now is not the time" for a second independence referendum, saying it would be unfair to ask people to vote without knowing the result of Brexit talks.

While May fell short of saying her government would block a second independence referendum, her Scottish minister David Mundell was more forthright. He ruled out any discussion on the procedure to launch a vote now and immediately raised hackles north of the English border.

Scottish nationalists have called for a new referendum and accuse May of all but ignoring their demands in her preparations for divorce talks with the European Union.

Scotland voted to remain in the EU last June and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said after May spoke that blocking an independence referendum would be undemocratic.

The remarks upped the ante in a war of words over Scottish independence as Britain prepares for intense EU exit talks.

"Right now we should be working together, not pulling apart," May told British television.

"We should be working together to get that right deal for Scotland, that right deal for the UK. That's my job as prime minister and so for that reason I say to the SNP (Scottish National Party) now is not the time."

Mundell said there would be no negotiations on Section 30, a procedure that allows the Scottish parliament to legislate for an independence referendum.

"We will not be entering into discussions or negotiations about a Section 30 agreement, and any request at this time will be declined," Mundell told a news conference.

He declined to clarify if or when a vote could take place.

Sturgeon hit back, accusing May's government of being frightened of listening to the Scots.

"Any bid by the UK Government to block the people of Scotland from making a choice will be untenable, undemocratic and totally unsustainable – and clearly shows that the UK Government recognises it is out of step with the Scottish people," she said in a statement.

"It would be outrageous for the Scottish Parliament to be frozen out of the process."

Previous Page 1 2 Next Page

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 欧美中文字幕一区二区 | 黄色免费在线观看网址 | 久久精品人人做人人 | 色多多视频导航 | 欧美精品久久久久久久久老牛影院 | 高清中文字幕视频在线播 | 国产福利小视频在线 | 久久99国产综合精品 | 国产精品美女久久久久aⅴ国产馆 | 午夜性刺激小说 | 久久久国产一区二区三区 | 好吊日免费视频 | 天天人人精品 | 欧美成视频在线观看 | 嫩草影院网影院在线 | 99热官网 | 91国内精品久久久久免费影院 | 99re3| 国产99精品 | 一区二区三区亚洲 | 俄罗斯hdxxx 亚洲欧美视频在线播放 | 一区二区三区福利视频 | 亚洲综合一区二区三区 | 不卡一区 | 君岛美绪一区二区三区在线视频 | 国产精品不卡视频 | 国产 日韩 欧美 亚洲 | 欧美一区二区三区四区视频 | 久久一级视频 | 五月天婷婷久久 | 一级在线观看视频 | 性夜影院爽黄a爽免费看网站 | 欧美日韩综合视频 | 日韩中文一区二区三区 | 狠狠伊人| 国产日韩欧美 | 欧美激情图片区 | 在线观看亚洲一区二区 | 国产在线精品一区二区三区 | 偷拍自拍一区 | 日本大学生免费一级一片 |