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Scottish National party leader Nicola Sturgeon will request another independence referendum from the prime minister in “a matter of weeks”, she said on Sunday. The Scottish National party leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has said she will request another independence referendum from the prime minister in “a matter of weeks”.
At the start of the SNP’s autumn conference in Aberdeen, Sturgeon set out imminent plans to formally ask the British government for another Section 30 order which, if granted, would make way for indyref2. 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 the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, she claimed rising support for independence amid fresh polling from Panelbase that put the Scottish public’s support for independence at 50%. Appearing on the 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. “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.
“It’s likely to be over the next matter of weeks. It is coming soon,” when asked about the timetable. When asked about a possible timetable, Sturgeon said: “It’s likely to be over the next matter of weeks. It is coming soon.”
As well as not backing Boris Johnson’s deal, the SNP’s Westminster MPs will not be going into a formal coalition with any party after a potential general election, she said. As well as not backing Boris Johnson’s deal, the SNP’s Westminster MPs would not be going into a formal coalition with any party after a potential general election, she added.
On backing Labour – should Jeremy Corbyn’s party because the largest party at the next election without an overall majority – she said she would only work with someone who agreed that there should be another ballot in Scotland on independence. On backing Labour if Jeremy Corbyn’s party was elected but without an overall majority, Sturgeon said she would only work with someone who agreed there should be another independence referendum.
She told Marr: “I don’t favour coalitions. We would favour a progressive type alliance. “I don’t favour coalitions. We would favour a progressive type alliance. But I would say this to Jeremy Corbyn, or any Westminster leader who is looking to the SNP for support, if you don’t accept Scotland’s right to choose at our choosing – don’t even bother picking up the phone to me.”
“But I would say this to Jeremy Corbyn, or any Westminster leader who is looking to the SNP for support, if you don’t accept Scotland’s right to choose at our choosing – don’t even bother picking up the phone to me.” Speaking to Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday Show about a possible partnership with the SNP after a general election, Corbyn said: “We are not going into coalition with anybody.”
Speaking to Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday Show about a possible partnership with the SNP after a general election, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: “We are not going into coalition with anybody.” He added that an independent Scotland was “not a good idea” economically and if he was prime minister, he would not consider offering a second referendum in the first few years he was in office, as it was “not a priority” for Labour.
He said an independent Scotland was “not a good idea” economically and if he was prime minister, he would not consider offering a second referendum in the first few years he was in office. He said it was “not a priority” for Labour. To hold another referendum, the Scottish parliament must also first vote on whether it wants to pursue the section 30 order.
To hold another referendum Sturgeon has to request an order in council under Section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 to enable the devolved Scottish parliament to hold a referendum. The Scottish parliament must also first vote on whether it wants to pursue the order. After the 2014 independence referendum, in which 55% of voters chose to remain in the UK, a section 30 request submitted in 2017 was turned down by Theresa May, the then prime minister. May said at that stage it was not the right time for anotherballot because it was too early to judge the outcome of Brexit.
Following the 2014 independence referendum, in which 55% of voters chose to remain in the UK, a Section 30 request was submitted to Theresa May in 2017 but this was turned down. May said at that stage it was not the right time for another independence referendum because it was too early to judge the outcome of Brexit. Sturgeon has so far been categoric in not backing Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal, none of her party’s 35 MPs support it either.
Sturgeon has so far been categoric in not backing Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal and it would not have the support of her 35 MPs. She said: “Proposals that are on the table from Boris Johnson and any likely amendment of them would not be acceptable to the SNP. It would take Scotland out of the EU, out of the single market, out of the customs union with all the damage that would do and against our will.”
She said: “Proposals that are on the table from Boris Johnson and any likely amendment of them would not be acceptable to the SNP. The Scottish first minister’s preferred strategy for Westminster in the next few weeks and months would be backing a vote of no confidence in Johnson, securing an extension to article 50 and then holding a general election.
“It would take Scotland out of the EU, out of the single market, out of the customs union with all the damage that would do and against our will.” Despite Scottish independence not having a specific debate slot on the conference floor at the three-day event, speculation is mounting that the SNP MP Angus MacNeil and Inverclyde councillor Chris McEleny, may try and publicly call for more attention to a “plan B” proposal.
Her preferred strategy for Westminster in the next few weeks and months would be backing a vote of no confidence in Johnson, securing an extension to Article 50 and then holding a general election. This strategy demands Scotland begins independence negotiations with the UK if the SNP wins a majority of seats at a general election. A victory would be a mandate to negotiate, campaigners say.
Despite Scottish independence not having a specific debate slot on the conference floor at the three-day event, speculation is mounting that SNP MP Angus MacNeil and Inverclyde councillor Chris McEleny, might try and publicly call for more attention to a so-called “plan B” proposal. Sturgeon expressed her continued reluctance towards the idea on The Andrew Marr Show, despite saying she recognised it would make her life easier in the short term to just tell SNP supporters what they wanted to hear.
This strategy demands Scotland begins independence negotiations with the UK if the SNP win a majority of seats at a general election. A victory would be a mandate to negotiate, campaigners say. She said: “The process we undertake to chose our own future has to be capable of delivering independence. I’ve campaign for independence all my life. If I thought there was a quicker way, an easier way, a plan B, I would have taken it by now.
Sturgeon expressed her continued reluctance towards the idea in her interview with Marr, despite recognising it would “make her life easier” in the short-term to just tell SNP supporters “what they want to hear”.
She said: “The process we undertake to chose our own future has to be capable of delivering independence.
“I’ve campaign for independence all my life. If I thought there was a quicker way, an easier way, a plan B, I would have taken it by now.
“What we have to do is have a process that firstly allows us to demonstrate there is majority support in Scotland for independence and secondly we have to have a process that is legal and accepted, otherwise our independence will not be recognised.”“What we have to do is have a process that firstly allows us to demonstrate there is majority support in Scotland for independence and secondly we have to have a process that is legal and accepted, otherwise our independence will not be recognised.”
She said Catalonia had demonstrated that it is possible to hold a referendum but not necessarily become independent. She said Catalonia had demonstrated that it was possible to hold a referendum but not necessarily become independent.
“I have to deal with reality,” she said.“I have to deal with reality,” she said.
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