THE Scottish Parliament has backed a motion calling on the UK Government to “respect the right” of the Scottish people to choose their own future following the Supreme Court ruling.
In November last year, the UK’s highest court ruled that Holyrood did not have the necessary competence to legislate for a referendum on independence as it related to a reserved matter, the constitution.
In the first debate of 2023, the Scottish Government chose to focus on the route to independence, much to the fury of Tory and Labour MSPs. The Tories mostly focused on the NHS, following Humza Yousaf’s announcement, while Labour argued that a win for them at the next General Election would bring the constitutional change that Scots want.
