Scotland to seek independence referendum over Brexit" Scotland's 

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she will be seeking the Parliament's permission to hold a referendum on Scotland's independence from the UK, a move described as "divisive" by Downing Street. Sturgeon wants this referendum to be held between the second half of 2018 and first half of 2019 for Scotland to be able to have a say over its relationship with the European Union (EU) post-Brexit. If it gets parliamentary approval, this will be the second such Scottish independence referendum after 2014, when the region had voted to remain part of the UK. "I will take the steps necessary now to make sure that Scotland will have a choice at the end of this process. A choice of whether to follow the UK to a hard Brexit, or to become an independent country able to secure a real partnership of equals with the rest of the UK and our own relationship with Europe," Sturgeon said from her official Bute House residence in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.

 A UK government spokesperson said British Prime Minister Theresa May has already set out future plans that take into account the "interests of all of the nations of the UK". "Another referendum would be divisive and cause huge economic uncertainty at the worst possible time," he said, adding that the government had been working closely with all the devolved administrations. "Only a little over two years ago people in Scotland voted decisively to remain part of our UK in a referendum which the Scottish government defined as a 'once in a generation' vote. The evidence clearly shows that a majority of people in Scotland do not want a second independence referendum," he noted. However, Sturgeon said the second referendum had become necessary because of the UK government's failure to fully take Scotland 

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