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A looming Supreme Court battle over Holyrood legislation has been described as a “technical argument” that will go “right to the heart of devolution”.
Legal experts highlighted the “tension” between the Westminster and Scottish parliaments after the UK Government asked the country’s highest court to determine whether MSPs acted within their rights when they passed two Bills last month.
The referral to the Supreme Court on Thursday triggered a major row, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon branding it “jaw-dropping” and “morally repugnant”.
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