Scots leader eyes 2021 independence vote

By Jill Lawless
Updated December 1 2020 - 5:19am, first published 5:13am
Nicola Sturgeon has promised a new Scotland independence vote if her party is re-elected.
Nicola Sturgeon has promised a new Scotland independence vote if her party is re-elected.

Scotland's leader says she hopes to hold an independence referendum as soon as next year, setting up a political showdown with a UK government that refuses to countenance another secession vote.

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