FM calls for referendum powers as draft independence bill published

The draft bill would be introduced into Parliament if the Scottish government secured the necessary powers from the UK government.

THE SNP Government published draft legislation to hold a second independence referendum today ...

THE Scottish government has published draft legislation to hold a second independence referendum, vowing to introduce its Bill at Holyrood once the necessary powers are secured. The draft Independence Referendum Bill defines the legal right to vote, will include a date upon introduction and set out that the question fo

First Minister John Swinney says ‘the world has fundamentally changed’ since the last independence referendum in 2014.