Supreme Court rejects Indyref2 bid

The Supreme Court has ruled against the Scottish Government’s bid to hold a second independence referendum.

Pamela Nash, chief executive of Scotland in Union, said:

“We now have a clear verdict from the Supreme Court confirming that the SNP and the Greens cannot hold a referendum of their own accord.

“They must now listen to the vast majority of people of Scotland who do not want a divisive second referendum, and who want to vote on the issues that really matter in the next General Election, such as addressing the cost-of-living crisis.

“It is time for the government to drop its obsession with breaking up our country and focus on the people’s priorities, not the SNP’s.”