SNP remains on course for a fourth term in office.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes a second Scottish independence referendum would be a bad idea and doesn't think the timing is right.
Nicola Sturgeon's SNP remains on course for a fourth term in office in Scotland's parliamentary elections - although a majority hangs in the balance as counting continues.
Only if the Tories refuse to accept Scottish democracy and go to court in an attempt to overturn it - which seems rather an important point of context. https://t.co/jX6Rib5OFm
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) May 8, 2021
The First Minister says if the party wins, then she'll offer voters a choice on their future.
But UK Envrinonment Secretary, George Eustice, says it shouldn't be a priority.