Nicola Sturgeon has said the SNP will treat the next UK general election as a "de facto referendum" after the UK's highest court ruled the Scottish Parliament cannot hold a second independence referendum without Westminster's consent.
UK Supreme Court President Lord Reed announced the unanimous judgment on Wednesday after Scotland’s top law officer referred a prospective Bill to the court.
Ms Sturgeon said she respects the courts conclusion. However, she insisted the ruling "exposes as myth" the idea that UK is a voluntary union, adding that the outcome was a “tough pill for any independence supporter to swallow”.
She said she expects Westminster to maintain its position of "outright democracy denial", a position which she called "unsustainable".
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