Former PM says independence vote could be followed by a confirmatory ballot
A Scottish National party MP has described as a “wake-up call” comments by the former prime minister John Major, who said Scots should be allowed another vote on independence provided it is followed by a confirmatory ballot.
Giving a blistering summation of the “unforgivable” consequences of the Brexit vote at a Middle Temple lecture on Monday evening, Major warned the UK government that refusing a referendum – as polls show a consistent majority in favour of independence for the first time – could boost the nationalist cause.
