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British PM anticipates call for Scottish independence referendum: report

Agencies | Updated: 2017-02-08 08:56
British PM anticipates call for Scottish independence referendum: report

British Prime Minister Theresa May smiles during a meeting with Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, October 13, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

British Prime Minister Theresa May is developing a secret strategy in the belief that Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is two weeks away from demanding a second referendum on Scotttish independence, The Courier newspaper in Dundee, Scotland reported on Tuesday.

May's aides and the Conservative Party are laying the groundwork for talks with Scottish National Party ministers over a second constitutional vote, the newspaper reported.

A 2014 referendum on Scottish independence resulted in a victory for the "no" campaign.

 

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