‘Absurd’ for Boris Johnson to block second independence vote, says Nicola Sturgeon after SNP election victory

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with Kaukab Stewart outside the Scottish Parliamentary Elections at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow. Picture: PA

Neil Pooran

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon said she would push ahead with plans for a new independence referendum after results showed her party would win an election to Scotland's parliament, albeit without a majority.

The results of the election mean the SNP together with the Scottish Greens will hold a significant pro-independence majority in the parliament.