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Seren Morris and Nuray Bulbul

IndyRef2: Supreme Court to hear arguments for Scottish independence today

The Supreme Court will rule on whether Scotland can hold a referendum on independence

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The Supreme Court is to rule on whether IndyRef2 – a second referendum on Scottish independence – can go ahead without permission from the UK Government.

The arguments will be made to judges October 11 and October 12 with a decision expected to be made within six to eight weeks according to Lord Hope, a former deputy president of the Supreme Court.

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