British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Friday he would not support her plan for a second independence referendum, clashing just hours after the two leaders emerged triumphant from a national election.
Sturgeon had earlier on Friday demanded another independence referendum after her Scottish National Party (SNP) won a better-than-expected 48 out of Scotland's 59 seats in the U.K. parliament in London.
Johnson, whose Conservatives won a resounding victory in Thursday's election, spoke to Sturgeon later in the day and said he would not agree to another independence vote after Scottish voters backed remaining in the United Kingdom in a 2014 vote.