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28 March 2017

Scottish Parliament votes in favour of a second independence referendum

The UK government was quick to respond. 

By Julia Rampen

The Scottish Parliament has voted for a second independence referendum by a margin of 10 votes on the eve of Westminster triggering Article 50. 

After hours of debate – postponed after last week’s terrorism attack at Westminster – the MSPs voted 69 to 59 to back the First Minister’s call to trigger Section 30 of the Scotland Act.

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