Independence vote may be ‘unlawful’, says Scotland’s lord advocate

Dorothy Bain QC releases her letter to the UK supreme court seeking its ruling on Nicola Sturgeon's plans for a second referendum

Scotland's lord advocate has confirmed she fears Nicola Sturgeon's plans for a fresh independence referendum may be unlawful.

Dorothy Bain QC has now released the letter she wrote to the UK supreme court last week seeking its ruling on whether Sturgeon has the legal powers to stage a referendum without the UK government's authority.