Nicola Sturgeon independence speech LIVE as First Minister to lay out 'route map' to referendum

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Nicola Sturgeon will lay out her plans to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence later today. The First Minister is set to address MSPs at Holyrood about how she will go about holding another vote in October 2023.

It comes after the SNP leader and co-leader of the Scottish Greens Patrick Harvie launched the first in a series of papers earlier this month which kick-started the campaign.

Sturgeon's announcement has been slammed by opposition parties with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar urging the FM to get on with fixing the problems facing the country.He said: "The SNP are trying to drag Scotland back to the politics of the past instead of dealing with the challenges of the present. "It is no surprise that Nicola Sturgeon is ramping up her efforts to sow division and strife when we see the chaos in her party and the failures of her government." To sign up to the Daily Record Politics newsletter, click here. Nicola Sturgeon is set to address the Scottish Parliament at around 2.20pm today.The First Minister will speak for around 20 minutes then take questions from MSPs from all sides of the Chamber.Anas Sarwar accused Nicola Sturgeon to "trying to drag Scotland back to the politics of the past instead of dealing with the challenges of the present".He said: "The SNP are trying to drag Scotland back to the politics of the past instead of dealing with the challenges of the present."It is no surprise that Nicola Sturgeon is ramping up her efforts to sow division and strife when we see the chaos in her party and the failures of her government. "She says to listen to the people of Scotland – but she refuses to herself, forging ahead with an unwanted referendum and ignoring people’s desperate cries for help with