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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Craig Meighan

Keir Starmer rejects Nicola Sturgeon's call for 'de facto' referendum on independence

THE next UK general election will not be about independence, Keir Starmer has said.

The Labour leader rejected Nicola Sturgeon’s calls for the next election to be a "de facto referendum" if the SNP’s UK Supreme Court bid fails.

A case in the Supreme Court is set to determine whether Holyrood has the power to hold a plebiscite on independence.

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