The UK Government's refusal to allow a second referendum is an "obstruction of democracy", a former independence campaign chief has said. Blair Jenkins, chief executive of Yes Scotland at the 2014 vote, warned the country would be left in a state of "suspended animation" until an answer was reached on the big constitutional question.
It comes as Nicola Sturgeon last week signalled she would be willing to negotiate the terms of an IndyRef2 with whoever replaces Boris Johnson in Downing Street. The First Minister wants to hold a referendum on October 19 next year and has asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether Holyrood has the powers to stage it without Westminster approval.
Johnson has repeatedly insisted "now is not the time" and claimed the result of the 2014 vote must be respected. Jenkins, a former BBC news chief, spoke to the Record just hours after Sturgeon had published her government's latest paper on independence.
