Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday said she was nearly ready to give more details on how the nation’s devolved parliament could move ahead with a new independence referendum without the consent of the British government. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party, which is in opposition in Scotland, strongly oppose a referendum, saying the issue was settled in 2014 when Scots voted against independence by 55% to 45%. But pro-independence parties won a majority in the Scottish parliament in an election held last year, which Sturgeon said gave her an “indisputable democratic mandate” to push ahead with plans for a second referendum. Sturgeon, leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP), is aiming to hold a vote by the end of 2023 even though British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to issue a “Section 30” order to allow one. […]