Patrick Harvie and Maggie Chapman are both expected to deliver an address at the Scottish Greens' spring conference
Nicola Sturgeon is on course to get Holyrood’s consent to take her independence referendum demand to Downing Street after the Scottish Greens confirmed their support.
Co-leader Patrick Harvie said his party will back the bid for a section 30 order, which provides the means of holding a referendum. That gives the SNP’s minority administration the pro-independence majority required to win the backing of the Scottish Parliament next week.
Mr Harvie said: “The Greens welcome the Scottish Parliament’s consent being sought for a section 30 order on an independence referendum and we will support it.
“Scotland’s votes and our voice have been ignored by a Tory government at Westminster which we did not vote for and a feeble Labour opposition. The people of Scotland deserve a choice between Hard Brexit Britain and putting our own future in our own hands.”
He said he has been “horrified” by the prime minister’s vision for post-Brexit UK, adding his party’s campaign will be for a “progressive, internationalist, independent Scotland”.
Having secured Holyrood’s support, Ms Sturgeon would be in a position to formally demand another referendum from London.
Greens to confirm their support for second Scottish independence referendum
