Supreme Court rules against Scottish Government in IndyRef2 case in huge blow for Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon's plan to hold an independence referendum next year has suffered a major set-back after judges ruled the Scottish Parliament does not have the required legal powers.
Nicola Sturgeon ordered Scotland's top law officer, the Lord Advocate, to refer the case to the top court in central London in a bid to break the constitutional log-jam. Nicola Sturgeon is now expected to push ahead with her party's "plan B' and make make the next general election a "de facto" referendum on independence.
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