Scotland’s Sturgeon launches campaign for new independence vote

The push for a rerun of the 2014 vote comes a year after Scottish nationalists won a majority in the devolved parliament.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has launched a campaign for a second independence referendum, unveiling what she said was a “refreshed” case for the country to break away from the rest of the United Kingdom.

Sturgeon, who heads the devolved government and leads the Scottish National Party (SNP), said on Tuesday that it is the right time to revisit the question,…