A de facto referendum on Scottish independence is not off the table, Humza Yousaf has said. The First Minister said all “legal” options will be considered by the SNP when it holds its special independence convention in June. The idea of a de facto referendum was originally proposed by Nicola Sturgeon when she was First Minister last year. It would involve counting all votes for the SNP as a vote for independence. That would be used to kickstart negotiations with the UK Government, the former first minister said. More here: https://i.stv.tv/3oeNfqI #politics #news #scotland #independence