Keir Starmer hits out at Nicola Sturgeon's plan to make next general election a 'de facto' indyref

Keir Starmer has hit out at Nicola Sturgeon’s plan to make the next general election a “de facto” indyref - claiming the move “stands in the way of common sense”.

Launching Labour’s plan to reform the UK constitution yesterday, Starmer vowed to scrap the House of Lords and hand more powers to Holyrood if elected Prime Minister.

But he insisted the next national vote, which is due to be held in 2024, will be about issues such as the economy, the cost of living crisis and the war in Ukraine - not just independence for Scotland.