Scotland’s Deputy First Minister urges MSPs to unite ahead of a parliamentary vote on whether to seek permission for a second independence referendum, known as indyref2. The vote is scheduled for Tuesday and will consider a motion on whether Scotland should ask the UK Government to allow another referendum. The call to unite comes as MSPs prepare to decide the next step in the independence process, with the motion indicating Scotland’s intention to pursue the matter through the UK Government’s referendum approval framework. If passed, it would mean a formal request is made to the UK authorities to hold a new referendum; if rejected, it would signal Scotland is not moving forward with that request at this stage. Both outlets report the same core timeline and the Deputy First Minister’s message to MSPs, but they provide limited detail beyond the impending vote and the procedural question at its centre.