New Scottish Parliament calls for UK Government to devolve indyref2 powers

First Minister John Swinney, Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth (right) and Education Secretary Mairi McAllan (second from left) smile during the appointment of ministers after the 2026 Holyrood elections (Image: Jane Barlow/PA)

SCOTLAND’S newly elected parliament has called for Westminster to devolve the powers which would allow it to hold a second independence referendum.

MSPs voted by 72 to 55 to support First Minister John Swinney’s call for the UK Government “to make a Section 30 order under the Scotland Act 1998 to devolve the powers to the Scottish Parliament to hold a referendum on Scottish independence”.