First minister said voters gave ‘emphatic’ mandate to stage legally-recognised independence poll
Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to press ahead with plans for a second independence referendum after the Scottish National party was poised to win its fourth consecutive Holyrood election, triggering a constitutional battle with Boris Johnson.
With counting continuing into Saturday evening, the Scottish National party were expected to fall two seats short of an overall majority despite winning a record number of Holyrood constituency seats, after a surge in anti-independence tactical voting.
