What’s going on with Scottish independence?

19 October 2023 - the date Nicola Sturgeon proposed for a second vote on Scottish independence.

But almost a decade on from the first referendum, a fresh ballot on the issue has yet to materialise.

With a Supreme Court ruling, a change in leader and an investigation into party finances, the SNP are going back to the drawing board in their bid to secure their independence dream.

BBC Scotland’s Political Editor Glenn Campbell brings us up to speed on what’s been happening.

Video by Morgan Spence

19 October 2023

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