Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Scotland ta daina wanzuwa a matsayin ƙasa mai cin gashin kanta a cikin 1707, kamar yadda Ingila ta yi, lokacin da Ayyukan Union (1707) suka kirkiro hadadden Masarautar Burtaniya, amma tana da motsi na rabuwa na dogon lokaci, tare da binciken da ke nuna a watan Janairun 2020 cewa kashi 52% na masu jefa kuri'a za su zabi 'yancin Scotland. Babbar jam'iyyar siyasa a yankin, Jam'iyyar Scottish National Party, ta yi yakin neman 'yancin kai na Scotland. An gudanar da kuri'ar raba gardama kan 'yancin kai a shekarar 2014
, inda aka ƙi shi da kashi 55% na masu jefa kuri'a. Muhawarar 'yancin kai ta ci gaba a duk lokacin zaben raba gardama na Burtaniya game da kasancewa memba na EU inda Scotland ta kada kuri'a 62-38 (yawan fitowar kashi 67%) don kasancewa memba na EU. Sakamakon a sauran UK, duk da haka, ya haifar da dukan Birtaniya ta bar EU. A ƙarshen 2019 Gwamnatin Scottish ta ba da sanarwar shirye-shiryen neman a sake yin kuri'ar raba gardama a kan 'Yancin Scottish. Wannan ya ba da izini daga Majalisar Scottish amma, a watan Fabrairun 2020, Firayim Ministan Burtaniya Boris Johnson ya ƙi ba da ikon da ake buƙata don gudanar da wani kuri'ar raba gardama a kan cewa bangarorin biyu sun yarda a baya cewa kuri'ar 2014 za ta daidaita batun don tsara.