Nicola Sturgeon has agreed that autumn 2018 could be “the commonsense time” to hold a second Scottish independence referendum if she decides to call one. Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Tory leader, said last week the Scottish electorate needed to know what they were voting for and against. Scotland voted heavily to retain EU membership in the referendum, by 62% to 38%, while voters in England and Wales opted to leave. Average support for independence sits at about 45% and only about a third of Scottish voters favour staging a referendum before Brexit takes place. At the same time, about a third of SNP voters supported leaving the EU, including the former health secretary, Alex Neil.

Source: The Guardian March 09, 2017 09:02 UTC