Nicola Sturgeon planning to refresh case for Scottish independence after historic local elections

Ms Sturgeon insisted a mandate for a second independence referendum had been won in the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections

Nicola Sturgeon said there is a ‘growing sense’ that the UK in its current state is not serving the people of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland (Lesley Martin/PA)

Nicola Sturgeon has said her Government will soon start refreshing the “very positive case” for Scottish independence, as she insisted recent election results showed there is a “growing sense that the UK in its current state is not serving the needs of Scotland. Wales, or Northern Ireland”.

The Scottish First Minister spoke out after Sinn Féin won the most seats, 27 out of 90, in last week’s Stormont elections.