In Scotland, first minister says she will soon set legislative timetable for independence referendum

Nicola Sturgeon has said she will set the legislative timetable for a second independence referendum in “the coming weeks” despite admitting we are “in the throes of a global pandemic that is still unpredictable”. [...] Asking when the legislation would be tabled, Ms Sturgeon said: “The preparatory work for that is underway right now. We haven’t decided on the date that we would seek to introduce the Bill. We’ll decide that in the coming weeks. “But my intention is to take the steps that will facilitate a referendum happening before the end of 2023. That’s the proposition that just short of a year ago I fought an election on, and was re-elected as First Minister, my party was re-elected with a historically high share of the vote."
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