Alister Jack has not ruled out a second referendum on independence happening in the future but said the UK Government's focus now was the climate crisis and covid recovery.
Speaking on the opening day of COP26 summit in Glasgow, the Scottish secretary insisted "we are not saying never, we're saying we're not having one now".
Tory MP Jack has previously suggested an IndyRef2 would only take place if polling consistently showed 60% of Scots supported having one.
Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly claimed the SNP has a cast-iron mandate to hold another vote on the constitution after her party won the most seats in May's Holyrood election.The First Minister's preference is to hold a referendum before the end of 2023 but only if the coronavirus
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