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Xander Richards

Indyref2 to be 'consultative' in attempt to bypass legal issues, reports say

Nicola Sturgeon's Scottish Government wants to hold indyref2 in October 2023

NICOLA Sturgeon is planning to hold a consultative second independence referendum in order to bypass any legal difficulties involved in the Union being reserved, according to reports.

Whether or not Holyrood has the power to hold an independence vote is a matter of legal argument. In 2014, the UK Government granted a Section 30 order allowing the Scottish Government to legislate for the vote without legal problems.

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