On January 17, 2019, independence supporters gathered for a demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland. /VCG Photo

Since the Westminster Brexit deal has been voted down in Parliament, Scottish independence campaigners' calling for a second independence referendum has grown stronger. /VCG Photo

An analysis by pro-EU campaign "Hope Not Hate" and "Best for Britain" revealed that nearly 70 percent of people across Scotland now back staying in the EU, compared with 56 percent across Great Britain as a whole. /VCG Photo

"I have no doubt that Scotland will get an opportunity to choose again on the question of independence, and when it does, I am confident that it will choose to be an independent country," stated Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish National Party leader, earlier in November 2018. /VCG Photo

In October 2018, more than 100,000 Scottish independence supporters took part in a march and rally through Edinburgh, which was hailed as the "biggest and boldest" demonstration for independence in Scotland's history. /VCG Photo