Holyrood delays vote on independence ballot after Westminster terror attack

A Holyrood vote expected to back Nicola Sturgeon's calls for a second Scottish independence referendum has been put on hold following the terror attack in Westminster.

The Scottish Parliament suspended business in the wake of the incident at the Houses of Parliament, where an attacker stabbed a policeman before being shot by officers.

MSPs had been due to vote on whether the Scottish Government should seek discussions with the Conservative administration at Westminster on the details of a section 30 order - the legal mechanism that would allow a second independence ballot to be held.

But with business in Holyrood suspended, that will now take place later.