United Kingdom<\/a> is work constructively with the Scottish government to make a difference to people in Scotland,\u201d Sunak told the BBC. \u201cWe\u2019ve got lots of challenges that we all face collectively around the U.K., and where we can work together and make a difference, we should.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nSturgeon described their meeting as having been \u201cperfectly constructive and cordial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.K. government said the question of independence was settled in a 2014 referendum, when Scottish voters rejected the referendum by a margin of 55% to 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sturgeon has argued the situation has changed since then, and her semiautonomous government has pushed for a new vote. But in November, the U.K. Supreme Court said her government didn\u2019t have the power to hold a new independence referendum without the consent of the U.K. government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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