Sturgeon to request fresh independence referendum 'within weeks'

SNP leader says there is rising support for independence at start of party conference

The Scottish National party leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has said she will request another independence referendum from the prime minister in "a matter of weeks".

Speaking at the start of the SNP's autumn conference in Aberdeen on Sunday, Sturgeon set out imminent plans to formally ask the British government for another section 30 order of the Scotland Act 1998 which, if granted, would make way for "indyref2".