国际英语资讯:Scotlands first minister calls for new independence vote before 2021
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 24-- <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="before">before</span> 2021 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>, <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Nicola">Nicola</span> <span word="Sturgeon">Sturgeon</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Sturgeon">Sturgeon</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Holyrood">Holyrood</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="October">October</span> 31.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="MSPs">MSPs</span> (<span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>), <span word="Sturgeon">Sturgeon</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="progressed">progressed</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="revoke">revoke</span> <span word="Article">Article</span> 50 <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="option">option</span>.</p><p><span word="Article">Article</span> 50 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="Sturgeon">Sturgeon</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Nationalist">Nationalist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="SNP">SNP</span>), <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="seize">seize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sturgeon">Sturgeon</span>, <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unavoidable">unavoidable</span>.</p>
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