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24 Jan 2021

SNP sets out plans for second independence referendum

Special Correspondent and Presenter

The Scottish National Party has set out plans to hold a vote on independence – if they win elections in May.

The party’s leader Nicola Sturgeon said polls showed that a majority of Scottish people were in favour of independence – and she vowed to go ahead with a ‘legal referendum’ after the pandemic – whether or not Westminster gives its consent.