Scottish First Minister John Swinney tables a motion in the Scottish Parliament calling on the UK Government to take steps to enable a second Scottish independence referendum. Across reports, the action is described as a request for Westminster to devolve the necessary authority to Holyrood, so that the vote can legally proceed. In the account from Scotland’s Daily Record, the motion urges the UK Government to make a Section 30 order, a mechanism that would transfer the powers required for Holyrood to set the referendum terms and hold the poll. The Belfast Telegraph and Evening Standard similarly report that Holyrood is set to back Swinney’s position, framing the move as support for a second referendum contingent on the granting of devolved powers by Westminster. The reports also note that the motion is put forward in the context of Swinney’s first debate since the election, positioning the vote as an early parliamentary test of the Scottish Government’s approach and Westminster’s response. The details of timing for any referendum are not set out in the provided summaries, but the focus remains on obtaining the legal and constitutional authority from the UK Government.