The Labour leader appeared to contradict the Scottish Labour leader, Kezia Dugdale, who has been vocal in opposing a second vote Peter Byrne/PAJeremy Corbyn has said it is “absolutely fine” for Scotland to hold a second referendum on independence, adding that Labour would fight to keep the UK together. Mr Corbyn said that he would not vote against a bill in Westminster to hand the Scots a new vote, with a spokesman later suggesting that to do so would be to hand the SNP “exactly what they want”. Demands from Holyrood for a second referendum have grown since the Brexit vote, with Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister, hinting this week that a vote could be held in autumn of next year. Senior Westminster sources told The Times last week that Downing Street is preparing for the Scottish government to call a second referendum to coincide with…

Source: The Times March 11, 2017 17:59 UTC