Scottish independence referendum organised by Holyrood could be legal, warns former Tory MSP
dailyrecord.co.ukAdam Tomkins warned Unionists the Supreme Court may decide IndyRef2 is lawful as a Bill would only be seeking the opinion of the Scottish people.
Asked if he is worried about the legal uncertainty, he said: “Yes, I am.”First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish Government favours a deal with the UK Government to hold another independence before the end of 2023.However, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is refusing and Sturgeon has produced a plan b for IndyRef2.This involves Holyrood unilaterally organising its own referendum, a move that would inevitably end up in the courts.Tomkins, a constitutional law expert who stood down from Holyrood in May, told the Record there is an “assumption” on his own side that the Supreme Court would strike down a.
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