Holyrood overwhelmingly votes in favour of Scotland’s 'right to decide future'

First Minister John Swinney moved the motion (Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

A HUGE majority of MSPs have backed a motion affirming that Scotland has a right to decide its constitutional future.

The First Minister led a Scottish Parliament debate on Tuesday in which he asked MSPs to endorse a motion stating “that the Parliament agrees that Scotland is a nation that has a right to decide its own future”.