国际英语资讯:Anger in Scotland after British PM rules out new independence vote
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 14-- <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Nicola">Nicola</span> <span word="Sturgeon">Sturgeon</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="paving">paving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>.</p><p><span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="l">l</span>(<span word="SNP">SNP</span>) <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="Alex">Alex</span> <span word="Salmond">Salmond</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="once">once</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="by">by</span> 55 <span word="to">to</span> 45 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="referendum">referendum</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="referendums">referendums</span>," <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="stagnation">stagnation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unleash">unleash</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Sturgeon">Sturgeon</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span>, <span word="Sturgeon">Sturgeon</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="refusal">refusal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="unsustainable">unsustainable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="defeating">defeating</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span>.</p><p><span word="Responding">Responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>, <span word="Sturgeon">Sturgeon</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="likelihood">likelihood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>."</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="politically">politically</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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