Nicola Sturgeon announced a referendum bill and a citizen’s assembly on independence as she addressed MSPs this afternoon.
The First Minister introduced a framework bill for holding a referendum within the Scottish Parliament’s current powers.
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The First Minister has told MSPs that she wants indyref2 before 2021, if the UK goes through with Brexit.
Here are the key points from the speech
- Nicola Sturgeon's government will introduce a bill to "protect and progress the option for an independence referendum" within the lifetime of the current parliament.
- The bill will set the rules and principles for any referendum, and would "only require the transfer of power at a later date via a Section 30 Order to proceed to a vote on independence".
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- Cross-party talks will be held to discuss which powers other parties believe should be transferred to the Scottish Parliament, and the government want to try and establish a Citizens’ Assembly.
- The assembly will "bring together a representative cross-section of Scottish society under an independent chair and seek views on how best to equip Scotland’s Parliament for the challenges of the future, in light of Brexit".
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