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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Craig Paton & Lizzy Buchan

Landmark Supreme Court ruling on Scottish independence TODAY - what happens now

The Supreme Court will deliver a bombshell ruling today on whether another Scottish independence referendum can go ahead without Westminster's backing.

Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a fresh vote next October after arguing that Holyrood now has a pro-independence majority made up of the SNP and Scottish Greens.

The Lord Advocate referred a prospective Bill to hold another referendum to the UK Supreme Court - to test if the Scottish Government had the legal power to see it through.

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