Plan to hold Scottish independence vote in 2020 thrown into doubt

Electoral Commission suggests legislation be passed at least nine months before polling day. Nicola Sturgeon’s preference for holding another referendum on Scottish independence in the second half of next year has been put in doubt after the Electoral Commission recommended a gap of at least nine months between the completion of the required legislation and polling day. Legislation to enable a second referendum was introduced by Sturgeon to the Scottish parliament in May. This could be com