Johnson calls Union summit as Sturgeon says second referendum is ‘will’ of Scotland

The British Prime Minister has called a Union summit after the SNP’s successes in Scotland (Aaron Chown/PA)

The British Prime Minister has invited SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon for crisis talks on the Union after the First Minister warned he would be standing in the way of democracy if he denies Scotland a second independence referendum.

The SNP fell one seat short of an overall majority in the Scottish parliament elections, securing 64 seats, but the final result still leaves Holyrood with a pro-independence majority.