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Torcuil Crichton

Scottish independence: 5 legal obstacles on Nicola Sturgeon’s path to a referendum

The biggest question about Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to stage an independence referendum on Scotland's future are not why or when, but how?

The First Minister wants a vote by October 2023 and states that the SNP has a democratic mandate, backed by the Scottish Greens, to deliver one.

But whether she has the legal power to stage an independence referendum is open to question.

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