Boris Johnson prepared to take SNP to Supreme Court to stop second independence referendum
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30 April 2021 • 9:30pm
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Boris Johnson is prepared to take the SNP to the Supreme Court to stop the party unilaterally holding a second Scottish independence referendum should it win next week’s Holyrood elections.
The Government has legal advice dating back to 2011 that argues the Scottish Parliament cannot hold a binding independence referendum without the UK Parliament s approval.
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