Scottish parliament backs Sturgeon's call for second independence referendum - Politics live
Source: The Guardian
MSPs poised to vote on second Scottish independence referendum - Politics live
In the Scottish parliament the debate on a second independence referendum is coming to an end. Murdo Fraser MSP is winding up for the Scottish Conservatives. He says the debate has been a waste of time. They have spent eight hours debating independence when they could have been debating education or health, he says.
He says Scottish Tories have deliberated for years on how to make a Conservative prime minister in London popular in Scotland.
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John Swinney, the deputy first minister, is winding up the debate now.
He says the UK government has acted in bad faith. It has refused to engage with the Scottish government and accept any of its Brexit proposals, he says.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/scottish-independence-blog/live/2017/mar/28/scottish-parliament-debate-independence-refeerendum-indyref2-sturgeon-mayor-urges-eu-citizens-to-press-for-brexit-deal-that-does-not-punish-uk-politics-live
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