Ian Blackford has claimed that plans for a 2023 referendum are still on and that an independent Scotland would be committed to getting rid of nuclear weapons despite the renewed threat from Russia.
The SNP Westminster leader has in the past said that the war in Ukraine should not affect plans for a second referendum. But senior SNP figures have openly doubted the 2023 deadline and Boris Johnson has completely ruled out granting powers to stage a vote.
Asked directly by the BBC’s Sophy Raworth on Sunday if there would be a referendum next year, Blackford replied the SNP had a manifesto commitment to delivering an independence vote.He said: “The First Minister has reiterated that in the local elections over the course of the last few days.
Our intention is to have a referendum in the first half of the Scottish Parliament, which means before the end of 2023.”“But this is a question for Boris Johnson and the Conservative government.
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