The Scottish First Minister says she won't chase one until pandemic dies down.
Scotland's First Minister says it would be "absurd, outrageous and completely unacceptable" if the UK government tries to block a second independence referendum in court.
Nicola Sturgeon says she won't chase one until coronavirus dies down.
First Minister of Scotland @NicolaSturgeon says "if we end up in court it would be because we have a UK government that refuses to accept Scottish democracy."
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Nicola Sturgeon's warned Boris Johnson not to block her push for Scotland to have a second referendum when the time is right:
But cabinet minister Michael Gove says it would be a "massive distraction".
Professor Ciaran Martin helped to negotiate the basis of the 2014 referendum - he says trying to push through another would be messy.