the uk voted to leave the eu on 23 june 2016.
the uk voted to leave the eu on 23 june 2016.
when did the uk vote to leave the eu?
23 june 2016
leading figures supportive of scottish independence have suggested that following the uk vote to leave the eu while scotland voted to remain in the eu, a second scottish independence referendum should be precipitated. during the brexit vote of 23 june 2016, 62% of scottish voters voted to remain (38% of voters voted to leave the eu). first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon said that she was looking at all options to "secure our place in the eu", and that a second referendum was "highly likely". a spokesperson for british prime minister theresa may said that "the prime minister and the government does not believe that there is a mandate for [a second referendum]. there was one only two years ago. there was an extremely high turnout and there was a resounding result in favour of scotland remaining in the uk".
scottish independence
ahead of the uk's eu membership referendum tusk warned of dire consequences should the uk vote to leave. after the vote he pursued a hard line on the uk's withdrawal from the european union stating that the country's only real alternative to a "hard brexit" is "no brexit". in september 2018 he caused controversy after his official instagram account posted an image of himself handing a slice of cake to british prime minister theresa may, with the caption "a piece of cake, perhaps? sorry, no cherries." tusk has opposed the nord stream 2 gas pipeline from russia to germany.
donald tusk