IndyRef2: Sturgeon sets out timeline for second Scottish independence vote

Scottish First Minister calls for second Scottish independence referendum by 2021 if the UK leaves the EU

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Scottish independence supporters gather in Glasgow in March
(Image credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Nicola Sturgeon has said she wants Scotland to hold a second independence referendum by May 2021 if the country is taken out of the EU against its will.

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