Landmark Supreme Court ruling on Scottish independence TODAY - what happens now

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold another independence referendum next year, but the UK government has repeatedly rejected the move . Here's what the Supreme Court could decide today

The Scottish government wants to hold another independence referendum next year (

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The Supreme Court will today make a bombshell decision on whether another referendum on Scottish independence can take place without Westminster's backing.

Nicola Sturgeon wants to organize a new vote next October after claiming that Holyrood now has a pro-independence majority made up of the SNP and the Scottish Greens.

The Lord Advocate has referred a possible bill to hold another referendum to the UK Supreme Court, to test whether the Scottish government has the legal power to carry it out.

Currently, only Westminster has the power to legislate for a referendum. All recent Conservative prime ministers have repeatedly refused to grant another vote and the UK government's position that independence is a settled issue after the 2014 referendum.

Rishi Sunak rejected demands for another referendum, but he took a less combative stance than his predecessor Liz Truss, who called Ms Sturgeon an "attention seeker".

Here's what could happen after this morning's decision.