John Swinney is to press the Prime Minister for a second independence referendum after MSPs backed his call for Westminster to grant Holyrood the powers for such a vote to take place.The Scottish First Minister, who is due to meet Sir Keir Starmer for talks in June, said those talks would be "an opportunity for me to progress the will of Parliament".He spoke out after MSPs backed, by 72 votes to 55, a motion demanding Westminster deliver a Section 30 order to transfer powers to Scotland that wou

John Swinney is to press the Prime Minister for a second independence referendum after MSPs backed his call for Westminster to grant Holyrood the powers for such a vote to take place.The Scottish First Minister, who is due to meet Sir Keir Starmer for talks in June, said those talks would be "an opportunity for me to progress the will of Parliament".He spoke out after MSPs backed, by 72 votes to 55, a motion demanding Westminster deliver a Section 30 order to transfer powers to Scotland that would allow a second referendum.