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Scots hold pro-independence rally in Glasgow

Sunday, 27 March 2016 4:22 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 27 March 2016 10:18 AM ]

A screenshot of a video released by the Ruptly video agency shows Scottish people holding a pro-independence rally in Glasgow on March 26, 2016.

Hundreds of people have flocked into the streets of the Scottish port city of Glasgow in support of Scotland’s breakaway from the UK, calling for a second referendum on the issue.

Waving the Scottish flags in Saturday’s march, demonstrators carried anti-Westminster banners such as "End London Rule," "The Vow Was A Lie," and "Red Tories Out".

The protesters also chanted slogans such as "What do we want? Independence! When do you want it? Now!"

An unnamed protester said, "We’ve come on the march today to fight for freedom of our country, for the future of my children and all the children in the country. For I do believe it is better for us to be out from Westminster rule.”

The protest rally remained peaceful despite some heckling by pro-union supporters who were holding a Union Jack.

A screenshot of a video released by the Ruptly video agency shows Scottish people holing a pro-independence rally in Glasgow on March 26, 2016.

Sean Clerkin, another demonstrator, also accused the UK Tory government of stealing money from the Scottish people, expressing hope that they “will be free of England within a couple of years."

“The dream is very much alive. It’s not a matter of if Scotland gets independence, it’s a matter of when Scotland gets its independence,” Clerkin added.

In a referendum held on September 18, 2014, Scots voted 55-45 percent to preserve the 307-year-old political union with England.

Following the poll, the British government promised to fulfill its pledge to grant new powers to Scotland.

Earlier this week, the House of Commons finally passed the Scotland Act, handing greater control over areas including income tax, VAT and welfare to the Scottish parliament at Holyrood.

The British government has repeatedly dismissed the possibility of a second referendum on Scottish independence, saying Scots had once rejected a breakaway from the UK.

However, pro-independence campaigners argue that a second such referendum would result in a YES vote for Scotland’s independence from Britain.

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