TV debate on Scotland's future

Summary

MSPs take part in a two-day debate on whether to ask for a second independence referendum
Permission for a new poll has to come from the UK government which said "now is not the time"
Prime Minister Theresa May confirms she will trigger the start of Brexit negotiations next week
Reporting Scotland put the issues of Brexit and the referendum in the spotlight for a special debate
The panel included the SNP's Fiona Hyslop and Conservative MSP Adam Tomkins

Live Reporting

Steven Brocklehurst and Catherine Lyst

'Very dangerous'published at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2017
The SNP's Fiona Hyslop said it was "very dangerous" to be held hostage by the UK government over Brexit.
She said Theresa May had to "respect the sovereignty of the Scottish people".
If she does not, it would be an "outrage", Ms Hyslop said..
'Non-binding' on UK governmentpublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2017
Mr Tomkins says the vote by the Scottish Parliament on independence was "non-binding" on the UK government.
He said that now was not the time for a vote when Thersa May was embarking on the Brexit negotiations.
'Different to first referendum'published at 18:51 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2017
Tory MSP Adam Tomkins said what happened last week was different to the first referendum. Nicola Sturgeon issued a "unilateral" demand, he said.
Mr Tomkins said the prime minister was absolutely right that now was not the time to ask this question again.
The Edinburgh Agreement that set up the last referendum said it must be "clear, fair, legal and decisive".
Mr Tomkins said it would not be "fair" to make people vote before they knew what the Brexit deal would be.
'Brexit has changed everything'published at 18:47 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2017
Fiona Hyslop said: "Brexit has changed everything."
She said it was important that the people of Scotland had a choice when the "headlines" about the Brexit deal were available in about 18 months time.
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Background: Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland's future 'should not be imposed' published at 18:40 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2017
Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that Scotland's future should be decided by the people who live there rather than being "imposed upon us".
The first minister was speaking as she asked Holyrood to back her call for a second independence referendum.
Ms Sturgeon wants a vote to be held in the autumn of next year or the spring of 2019.
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However, the UK government has already said it will block the move until after the country leaves the EU.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson claimed voters were "sick to death of the SNP's games" over independence as the pro-UK opposition parties argued that there was no appetite for another referendum just two and a half years after the first one.
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MSPs Tomkins and Hyslop go head-to-headpublished at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2017
After the first day of a two-day Holyrood debate into whether there should be a second Scottish independence referendum, Reporting Scotland is hosting a live debate on the country's future.
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Conservative MSP Adam Tomkins and SNP minister Fiona Hyslop