Nicola Sturgeon gave details of the SNP’s proposals for another referendum as she delivered her programme for government at Holyrood todayNicola Sturgeon will set out her demands for a second referendum on Scottish independence within the next six months. A timetable and question will be proposed by ministers at Holyrood before May’s Scottish parliamentary elections, the first minister confirmed. SNP ministers had paused preparations for a vote on the union during the Covid-19 pandemic but the issue has re-emerged as a central announcement of Ms Sturgeon’s programme for government. The constitution is reserved to Westminster and Boris Johnson has said that he will not agree to another vote on Scottish independence while he is in Downing Street. “Before the end of this parliament, we will publish a draft bill setting out the proposed terms and timing of an independence referendum, as well as the proposed

Source: The Times September 01, 2020 15:56 UTC