Nicola Sturgeon to demand powers for Scottish independence referendum
First minister to tell Boris Johnson the expected SNP gains give renewed mandate
Nicola Sturgeon is to declare she has won a renewed mandate for a second independence referendum after an exit poll forecast significant gains for the SNP.
The first minister and SNP leader will demand on Friday that Boris Johnson gives her the powers to stage a further independence vote after Ipsos Mori’s exit poll predicted her party would win up to 55 of Scotland’s 59 Westminster seats.
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