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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Libby Brooks and Severin Carrell

Second Scottish independence referendum: what happens next?

Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon delivered a statement in the Scottish parliament on her plans to hold a second referendum. Photograph: Lesley Martin/PA

Scotland’s first minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon made a significant statement on progress towards a second independence referendum at Holyrood on Tuesday, sending a personal email to the party’s estimated 119,000 members that said: “The referendum campaign starts here.”

Here we outline Sturgeon’s next steps, and the hurdles that the Scottish government may face in the near future.

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