Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 23 November 2022

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1. Scots referendum verdict due

Supreme Court judges will rule today on whether the Scottish government has the power to hold another independence referendum without consent. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants a referendum to be held in October next year but the UK government has refused to give formal consent for the vote to go ahead. Legal experts predict the Supreme Court will find against the Scottish government, according to the Daily Record. Scottish voters remain split down the middle on the question of independence and “only a fool” would predict the outcome of a referendum, said leading pollster Professor John Curtice.

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