Nicola Sturgeon tested her skills on an electric scooter today as she met with members of the public ahead of the crucial Scottish Parliamentary elections next week.
The SNP leader appeared in high spirits as she took a ride on a Pure Electric scooter and spoke with locals in the town of Troon, in South Ayrshire, and Glasgow while campaigning with the SNP candidate Siobhian Brown today.
The scenes came as opinion polls revealed the First Minister was on course to win another majority at the Holyrood election on Thursday.
However the latest predictions come amid warnings from Tories that the SNP leader could drive Scotland s economy off the edge of a cliff after she confirmed on Sunday that she wanted to hold a new referendum on leaving the UK by 2023.
Boris Johnson could take Nicola Sturgeon s Scottish National Party (SNP) to the Supreme Court to put a stop to a second Scottish independence referendum, sources have revealed.
Legal advice dating back to 2011 suggests the Scottish Parliament cannot go ahead with the referendum without approval from the UK Parliament.
And Mr Johnson is unlikely to offer this much-needed sign-off because he does not want to be the Prime Minister who lost Scotland , the Telegraph reports.
Ms Sturgeon has made calling a fresh ballot on separation as early as this year the key plank of her manifesto.
She has insisted a big SNP win provide a mandate for another contest, even though the last vote in 2014 was billed as once in a generation .
Union in peril as the case grows for a new Scottish independence vote
The British government has moved to veto two bills passed by the Scottish parliament, strengthening the hand of the Scottish National Party
By Neal Ascherson / The Observer
Are postal voters bolder? Does the solemnity of polling stations cow voters into having second thoughts?
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are likely to be far more postal voters than ever in the Scottish elections on May 6 almost one-quarter of the electorate. It is easier to be adventurous with a ballpoint pen at your kitchen table.
The radio next to the teapot last week said that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his English Conservative Party were going to veto Scottish bills aimed at strengthening the rights of the child and of local authorities, even though both were passed unanimously by the Scottish parliament, which could prove a significant landmark.