The leaders of Britain and Scotland met for talks Monday, but failed to resolve their differences over a new push for Scottish independence as the U. K. prepares to leave the European Union.
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon met for an hour at a Glasgow hotel, days after Sturgeon demanded a referendum on Scottish independence to be held within two years.
May’s London-based government would have to approve a legally binding referendum, and May says “now is not the time” for a new independence vote.
Sturgeon said the meeting had been “perfectly businesslike and cordial,” but had not broken the logjam.
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