British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that he intends to remain in office after Brexit, while he said that Scotland should wait "a generation" before holding a new referendum on independence.
In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Johnson answered "yes" to a question about his intention to continue in office, and reiterated his opposition to holding a new referendum on the independence of Scotland.
The British Prime Minister said, "The only point I want to make is that referendums, by virtue of my direct experience in this country, are not a particularly pleasant event," stressing that referendums "cannot unify the general mood of the country, and should only take place once One in a generation. "
Scotland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom in a referendum in 2014 while the Prime Minister of Scotland, Nicolas Sturgeon, finally renewed calls for a new vote with Brexit.
Scottish Prime Minister Nicolas Sturgeon finally renewed calls for a new vote on independence from Britain (Getty Images)
Sturgeon, the Scottish National Party leader, described the 2014 referendum at the time as one vote per generation, but now says Brexit, something the majority of Scots opposed, changed the game.
Recent polls have shown consistent support for independence, accompanied by disagreements between London and the authorized governments over dealing with the Coronavirus.
"For a long time, successive British governments took Scotland in the wrong direction and culminated in Brexit," Sturgeon wrote on her party's website on Saturday. "No wonder so many people in Scotland are fed up."
"We did not want to leave (the European Union), and we hope to join you again soon, an equal partner," she said.