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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Michael Holden

HISTORICAL FACTS: Explainer scottish independence could there be another referendum - Caught on Camera

A Scottish Saltire flag is flown as pro-Scottish independence campaigners protest outside of the United Kingdom Supreme Court whilst a case continues to decide whether the Scottish government can hold a second referendum on independence next year without approval from the British parliament, in London, Britain, October 11, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville

The UK Supreme Court begins two days of hearings on Tuesday to consider whether the Scottish government can pass legislation allowing it to hold a second independence referendum without the approval of the British government.

In a referendum in 2014, Scots voted 55%-45% to remain in the United Kingdom, but nationalists argue that the vote for Brexit two year later changed everything.

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