(1 Feb 2020) Members of the Stand up for Scotland movement rallied in front of the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh on Saturday, the first day out of the European Union for the United Kingdom. Scotland voted to stay in the European Union by a majority of 62% in the 2016 referendum and the protesters showed their upset and anger at being forced out the European trade bloc against their country's will.
Across the road from the rally, a group of pro-Brexit supporters staged a small counter-protest, but their chants were drowned out by the much larger group of pro-Europe demonstrators.
Many of the protesters gathered outside parliament carried YES flags, to show their support for Scottish independence.
The UK's departure from the EU has revived the Scottish independence movement with many arguing it would be the only way back into the European club of nations.
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