Perth and Kinross Council’s SNP leader will write to Nicola Sturgeon “highlighting the massive real-terms cut to council funding” and its impact.
14.12.2022 - 14:19 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The SNP has announced new plans to introduce a Bill to allow Scotland to decide on independence.
Nationalists are pushing for the Scottish Parliament to hold its own referendum on independence to "unlock Westminster's denial of democracy".
The new plans will be announced on Wednesday and seek to take over the House of Commons Order Paper on January 10 next year, and present the SNP's new Scotland Act 1998 (Amendment) Bill.
This new Bill aims to amend Schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998, which details what Holyrood can and cannot legislate on, which includes "the Union of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England" and "the Parliament of the United Kingdom".
The bid to seize control of Commons business is likely to be vehemently opposed by the Government and therefore stands virtually no chance of success.
The new plans come almost one month after the Supreme Court ruled that the Scottish Parliament cannot hold a second independence referendum without Westminster approval.
Commenting, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said: "We will use our Opposition Day to put forward the Scotland Act 1998 (Amendment) Bill and seek to take control of Parliament's order paper to unlock Westminster's denial of democracy.
"The mechanism, which will seek to amend the Scotland Act 1998, will allow the Scottish Parliament to legislate for a referendum and reject any attempts by Westminster to impose a roadblock on Scotland's democratic journey to independence.
"The people of Scotland have already voted for a referendum and now is the time for one. That is a democratic reality that politicians at Westminster must wake up to."
Flynn's comments come as a new poll suggests Scottish voters back independence over remaining in the UK but signals warnings for
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