Swinney Pushes for Legal Path to Second Referendum | Belfast News

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney is pushing for a legal framework to enable a potential second independence referendum, following Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s surprising U-turn in Parliament. Swinney, inspired by Burnham’s acknowledgment that Scotland’s future should be decided by its people, wants to model the process after Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement. While Burnham still insists no majority currently supports another vote, Swinney sees hope in the SNP’s historic election win and growing pro-independence sentiment. Election analyst Sir John Curtice cautions that polls don’t yet reflect a clear mandate, noting the 2014 result didn’t settle Scotland’s constitutional future — leaving the debate unresolved but increasingly charged. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1070c5d36ac74d3b