Scottish National Party outlines timing for second independence referendum

Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said on the 13 September 2015 that a second independence referendum would be proposed in the party manifesto ahead of regional elections in 2016.

One year after the referendum which decided to keep Scotland as part of the United Kingdom, Ms Sturgeon said that Prime Minister David Cameron was 'living on borrowed time' as he sought to prevent Scotland leaving the UK.

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ESO: Scottish independence referendum, 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/scottish-independence-referendum-2014/

ESO: Background information: Scottish nationalists raise prospect of another independence vote after 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/scottish-nationalists-raise-prospect-of-another-independence-vote-after-2016/

BBC News, 13.09.15: SNP manifesto to reveal possible second referendum timetable http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-34234024

EurActiv, 15.09.15: [Interview] Smith: ‘A Brexit would reopen the question of Scottish independence’ http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/smith-brexit-would-re-open-question-scottish-independence-317655

Politico, 17.09.15: In Scotland, ‘no’ means ‘yes’ http://www.politico.eu/article/scotland-referendum-no-means-yes-separatism-nationalism/

EurActiv, 18.09.15: Sturgeon: UK 'living on borrowed time' http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/sturgeon-uk-living-borrowed-time-317772

BBC News, 18.09.15: Nicola Sturgeon: David Cameron 'living on borrowed time' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-34283944

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