What you need to know as Holyrood set to vote on independence referendum powers

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FIRST Minister John Swinney is set to ask Holyrood to formally request the transfer of powers from the UK Government to Scotland to allow a referendum on independence to be held.

On Tuesday, MSPs will vote on the motion that requests that the Parliament welcomes the “emphatic democratic mandate for bold and ambitious reform backed by the people of Scotland at the Scottish General Election.”