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Scots business leaders threaten legal action if 'wildcat' independence referendum held

Scottish business leaders have threatened Nicola Sturgeon with legal action if she holds an independence referendum without consent from Westminster.

The First Minister has pledged to hold a vote in autumn next year after she revealed the first in a series of papers around Scotland's future.

In order for a second vote to take place it will need the agreement of Boris Johnson 's Tory government, however the Prime Minister has refused to give permission.

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