Sentences with phrase «second independence referendum»

Labour leader encourages Scots not to vote for Brexit in hope it would trigger second independence referendum

Opportunities to push the cause for a speedy second independence referendum were rarely passed up, regardless of whether or not that strategy accorded with the views of Sturgeon and her team.

The deal is expected to lead to some job cuts and is likely to face tough questions from politicians in Scotland where there is increasing pressure for a second independence referendum after Britain's vote to leave the European Union.

She's certainly changed her position, but so too has the first minister, who has supported full EU membership, then staying in the Single Market, a second independence referendum and a «transitional» arrangement involving EFTA / EEA, all in the past year.

The SNP's elder statesman talks to Mark Leftly about Brexit, boundary changes and why he believes there will be a second independence referendum before 2020.

From this role, Salmond is convinced he can help the SNP force the second independence referendum the party so desperately craves.

Sturgeon's predecessor as First Minister, Alex Salmond, has suggested there should be a second independence referendum in the autumn of 2018.

It just meant you didn't think there was any need for a second independence referendum right now, not that you were against the notion per se.

Holding the threat of a second independence referendum over May, Sturgeon will demand the repatriation of a number of EU responsibilities to Scotland rather than Westminster.

As Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced to the SNP conference that a bill for a second independence referendum would be published for consultation next week, the audience erupted.

AFTER more than two years of implying she was on the brink of calling a second independence referendum, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has backed down.

This is a red line or, as the SNP likes to put it, would be the «material change of circumstance» that Sturgeon and Salmond believe should result in that second independence referendum.

Nicola Sturgeon's announcement of a new bill may not lead to a second independence referendum.

The Prime Minister will have to decide whether she is willing to risk a second independence referendum which, if it goes in the nationalists» favour, would end her time at the head of the UK Government or whether making the Scottish Parliament more muscular might be a more prudent course of action.

Yet May has ruled out the possibility of a second independence referendum, arguing the previous result was «a very clear message» that Scotland wanted to remain in the UK.

We have a prime minister who does not really want Brexit and who has put off the start of the process, and the First Minister who does not really want a second independence referendum, which she fears she might lose.

Since the Brexit result she's repeatedly described a second independence referendum as «highly likely», which has not unreasonably created the expectation that another plebiscite is, well, highly likely.

But when May swiftly responded to Sturgeon's call for a second independence referendum by telling her that «Now is not the time» it set SNP pulses racing in anticipation of a Scots uprising against the arrogance of Downing Street.

The First Minister has, since June, repeatedly said that a second independence referendum is on the table.

Throughout the election campaign, the First Minister has painted a scenario where the result of June's EU referendum might open the door to a second independence referendum.

Nicola Sturgeon today committed to hold a second independence referendum, before Britain leaves the EU, if the government continues to head towards a hard Brexit.

Nicola Sturgeon made a rare bungle in calling for a second independence referendum back in the spring.

Meanwhile, Scottish voters are tactically voting to oust SNP MPs - and in some cases SNP voters have crossed over directly to vote against a second independence referendum.

In the wake of the Brexit result the SNP called for a second independence referendum.

While Dugdale struggled to deal with the reality that a great many traditional Labour voters had voted Yes in 2014 and then switched their electoral allegiances to the nationalists, the Tory leader was unequivocal in her position: if Scots chose her party as the main opposition, she would fight to prevent a second independence referendum.

The SNP is likely to use the election to win a new mandate for a second independence referendum in 2019.

On the other hand, if the Scottish government fails to achieve this or gain enough support for a second independence referendum, Labour could claim to have a credible alternative that voters can support in a Scottish election.

And First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that her government will introduce legislation for a second independence referendum for Scotland.

The First Minister has made it plain that a second independence referendum is not a priority.

A number of the party's MPs are grumbling the devolution of financial powers to their homeland and no second independence referendum on the horizon is sucking the life out of their role.

Today's latest poll, conducted by Ipsos MORI for STV news, addresses three of the key questions about the future of Scottish politics — the race for second place at Holyrood, the debate about whether the Scottish Parliament should be attempting its new income tax powers in the near future, and the impact that a UK vote to leave the EU might have on the prospect for a second independence referendum.

Nicola Sturgeon has said a second independence referendum will become a «legitimate, almost necessary» step unless Scotland secures a special relationship with the European Union before article 50 is triggered.

May has been publicly warned by two former prime ministers, Sir John Major and Tony Blair, that her quest for a hard Brexit threatens to trigger a second independence referendum.

Not everyone who opposes a second independence referendum is prepared to «lend» their vote to Ruth Davidson just yet, and from that Kezia Dugdale has taken a degree of heart, as her party has from the result in Glasgow, where the SNP emerged as the largest party but not with overall control as it expected.

The SNP surge which so dramatically changed the face of Westminster politics in 2015 appears to be over, as voters appeared to respond negatively to Nicola Sturgeon pressing for a second Independence referendum.

The SNP lost its overall majority however, meaning the prospects of a second independence referendum have receded for the time being.

If they win the elections for the Scottish parliament in 2016, the SNP may well seek a second independence referendum.

The Scottish Greens have criticised Theresa May for opposing a second independence referendum.

Another snag, however, is the question of a second independence referendum.

There are serious fears in No 10 that Scots first minister Nicola Sturgeon will gamble all by calling for a second independence referendum.

The PM has put ministers on alert as she tries to stop Nicola Sturgeon calling a second independence referendum.

That's fine at the moment, particularly as the momentum behind a second independence referendum has stalled, but it may not last forever.

The shockwaves caused by the UK's vote for Brexit, which have already led to the resignation of David Cameron as Prime Minister and a constitutional crisis as Scotland threatens a second independence referendum, have also left the Labour party in crisis.

The Ukip leader's declaration of defiance raises the prospect of the Brexit brigade copying Scottish Nationalists chivvying for a second independence referendum since losing by 55.3 % -44.7 % in their 2014 plebiscite on breaking up Britain.

The Scottish Tory leader has also urged May to seek «positive engagement» with the Scottish government, while saying a second independence referendum would be «irresponsible» and not «in the best interests of Scotland».

Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said a second independence referendum was «on the table»

Imposing powers on Scotland would be unprecedented and fuel Sturgeon's demands for a second independence referendum, potentially providing the Scottish National party with a further justification for staging one.

But should the EU effort fail, Westminster SNP leader Angus Robertson said recently that a second independence referendum would follow.

Shortly after the referendum result, Nicola Sturgeon announced plans to hold a second independence referendum, which a poll at the weekend suggests she would now win.