Sturgeon to request fresh independence referendum 'within weeks'

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Sturgeon to request fresh independence referendum 'within weeks'

SNP leader says there is rising support for independence at start of party conference

Kate Proctor in Aberdeen
Sun 13 Oct 2019 11.59 BST
Last modified on Sun 13 Oct 2019 13.15 BST

The Scottish National party leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has said she will request another independence referendum from the prime minister in “a matter of weeks”.

Speaking at the start of the SNP’s autumn conference in Aberdeen on Sunday, Sturgeon set out imminent plans to formally ask the British government for another section 30 order of the Scotland Act 1998 which, if granted, would make way for “indyref2”.

Appearing on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show, she said the Scottish public’s support for independence had risen to 50%.

“I am putting legislation through the Scottish parliament right now to put the rules and regulations in place. I’ve said as recently as a few weeks ago that as legislation progresses, we will make request for a section 30 order. We see rising support for independence,” she told Marr.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/13/snp-sturgeon-to-request-fresh-scottish-independence-referendum-within-weeks

[Sherman A1]

1. Good

I hope Northern Ireland does the same thing and joins with the Republic of Ireland.