Nicola Sturgeon has been mocked by Andrew Neil for previously saying there would be another Scottish independence referendum today.
The then Scottish First Minister and SNP leader last year set October 19 2023 as the date for a fresh ballot on breaking up the UK, but the vote has not happened.
In reference to Storm Babet, veteran journalist Mr Neil tweeted: “Today is the day Nicola Sturgeon said there would be a second referendum on Scottish independence.
“I hope the inclement weather does not deter you from voting.”
The SNP has also been ridiculed by politicians from opposition parties.
Scottish Tory MSP Stephen Kerr said: “Last year, Nicola Sturgeon with her deputy John Swinny announced an independence referendum during a 20-point SNP lead in the polls.
“Now there’s no Sturgeon, no Swinney, no indyref2, and no poll lead. How fast politics changes.”
Former SNP MP Angus MacNeil even poked fun at the party as he set up a Twitter poll on how Scots would have voted if the referendum had taken place.
He said ahead of his poll: “There might be no promised independence poll tomorrow but if I can I’ll run one on Twitter.”
Ms Sturgeon proposed today’s date for another independence referendum in June 2022.
She said the question would be the same as in the previous vote in 2014: “Should Scotland be an independent country?”
But she stressed any ballot would need to be considered legal by judges in the UK Supreme Court, who ruled in November 2022 that the Scottish Government does not have the power to legislate for another referendum without the UK Government’s approval.
Scots rejected breaking away from the UK in the last ballot by 55 percent to 45 percent.
