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Westminster Urged to Commit to New Referendum if Pro-Indy Majority Elected
The paper argues for a referendum mechanism like Northern Ireland's border poll to let Scots decide their future amid concerns over UK's devolution respect post-Brexit.
- On Thursday, the Scottish Government published the 22-page paper Your Right To Decide, urging the UK Government to commit to respecting Scots' right to decide their future.
- The paper argues Scotland is in a voluntary union and that Scots alone should decide their constitutional future, relying on precedent and citing former prime ministers while criticising erosion of devolution since Brexit.
- Polling shows Ipsos/STV News survey in June finds Scotland almost evenly split with 52% Yes and 48% No, while Scottish Government dismisses Scottish Daily Express's £5.6 million budget claim as inaccurate.
- The SNP seeks a mandate at next year’s Holyrood election, while the UK Government and Prime Minister Keir Starmer reject a second referendum as a priority.
- Recent polling suggests the SNP will fail to win a majority of MSPs next year, while the government notes 1,000,000 young Scots will be eligible to vote by 2030.
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Swinney Declares: 'Scotland’s Future Must Be Scotland’s Choice'
Scotland must be allowed to decide its own future and the time to choose is fast approaching. That was the message from First Minister John Swinney as he launched the Scottish Government’s latest paper on independence, warning that “a regional opt-out is being applied on democracy” while Westminster moves further from the priorities of people in Scotland. Speaking in Leith, Swinney made a clear pitch for a new independence referendum before the …
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