Ukraine war will not affect independence poll date, says Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon says she has not changed her position on the timing of a second independence referendum. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images

The war in Ukraine will not affect the timing of a second independence referendum, Nicola Sturgeon has said, as she refused to rule out court action after Scotland’s information commissioner ordered her government to publish its legal advice on holding a second poll.

The Scottish National party leader and first minister also challenged the UK government to take a four nations approach to mitigating the cost of living crisis, just as happened during the pandemic.