Nicola Sturgeon will officially demand Boris Johnson greenlights indyref2 before Christmas.
The First Minister today set out more detail on her plan to hold a second independence referendum in the wake of Brexit chaos .
MSPs are already considering legislation that would lay the groundwork for another historic vote – but Sturgeon needs permission from the UK Government to make it legal.
Speaking at Holyrood, she said: “I can confirm today that, during the passage of the Bill, we will seek agreement to the transfer of power that will put the referendum beyond legal challenge.
“We have a clear democratic mandate to offer the choice of independence within this term of Parliament - and we intend to do so.”
But Scots Tory interim leader Jackson Carlaw shot back: “It’s typical of the First Minister that her statement both began and ended with independence.
“It really is the be-all-and-end-all for her nationalist government.”
He added: “The people of Scotland have had enough of this. They simply want Nicola Sturgeon to give it a rest.”
Scots voted 55 per cent to 45 per cent against independence in 2014.
