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Nicola Sturgeon seeks supreme court ruling on Scottish independence vote

First minister tells MSPs she wants to hold second independence referendum on 19 October 2023

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Nicola Sturgeon has asked the supreme court to rule on whether the Scottish government can hold a non-binding referendum on independence, without having Boris Johnson’s permission to stage one.

The first minister said on Tuesday the lord advocate, Dorothy Bain QC, has written to the supreme court in London asking it to hold a hearing on whether the Scottish government has the legal powers to hold that vote.

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