Scottish Parliament vote means Theresa May must choose between a Brexit crisis and a constitutional crisis
This is awkward:
The UK faces a constitutional crisis after the Scottish Parliament rejected a key Brexit law.
MSPs refused to give their consent … to the EU Withdrawal Bill , Theresa May’s bid to ensure Brussels laws continue after Brexit Day in 2019.
Tory ministers say the Bill is essential – but they have been embroiled in a row with devolved governments, who fear they’ll be deprived of power.
Now the Prime Minister must choose whether to accept tonight’s 93-30 vote, plunging herself into a Brexit crisis, or ignore it, plunging herself into a constitutional crisis.
Westminster has never before introduced laws on devolved areas without the approval of the Scottish Parliament.
Source: UK plunged into constitutional crisis as Scottish Parliament rejects key Brexit law – Mirror Online
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Brexit was always a nonsense right from the start. Go for it Scotland.
Scotland should declare UDI and tell Westminster to do one.
The Scottish parliament debated an area of which it has no constitution competence, it’s an outcome that is irrelevant and has no legal standing, other than the question of why the msp’s wasted parliamentary time on this discussion.
Not true, the Lord Advocate of Scotland ruled it was within the competence of the Scottish parliament and even came to the parliament to explain his ruling.