SNP urged to ‘come clean’ about second independence referendum

Government must make clear whether it has power to legislate for another poll, say opposition parties

The Scottish government has been urged to come clean once and for all" about whether it has the power to legislate for a second independence referendum at Holyrood.

A limited selection of legal advice was published on Tuesday after a lengthy freedom of information battle with the Scotsman newspaper, but the key question of whether the SNP government has been advised that putting forward a bill for a second independence referendum is within the powers of the Scottish parliament is not included in the disclosure.