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The Independent UK
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Neil Pooran

Question over indyref2 should not be ‘farmed out’ to Supreme Court, judges told

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The question of whether the Scottish Parliament has competence to legislate for another independence referendum should not be “farmed out” to the Supreme Court, judges have been told.

The UK Government’s representative argued the problem in the case is that the Scottish Government does “not like” the answer it received from its law officer, the Lord Advocate, on the competence of its referendum Bill.

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