Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday outlined plans to hold an independence referendum on October 19 2023, as she sought to find a way around Boris Johnson’s refusal to authorise a vote.
Sturgeon said her senior legal officer would refer legislation for a “consultative” referendum to the UK Supreme Court, to establish if it was within her government’s authority to hold such a vote.
If the court did not rule in favour of the Scottish government, Sturgeon said the UK general election expected in 2024 would become a “de facto” referendum with her Scottish National party standing on the single issue of independence.
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