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Report: British PM Anticipates Call for Scottish Independence Referendum

FILE PHOTO - Supporters from the "Yes" Campaign wave Scottish Saltire flags in central Glasgow September 18, 2014. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton/File Photo

British Prime Minister Theresa May is developing a secret strategy in the belief that Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is two weeks away from demanding a second referendum on Scottish independence, The Courier newspaper in Dundee, Scotland reported on Tuesday.

May’s aides and the Conservative Party are laying the groundwork for talks with Scottish National Party ministers over a second constitutional vote, the newspaper reported. (http://bit.ly/2kjAULl)

A 2014 referendum on Scottish independence resulted in a victory for the “no” campaign.

RAMA VENKAT RAMAN