A call for a second vote on Scottish independence to include devo-max on the ballot paper has been dismissed by several high-profile figures in the SNP.

Scottish Government minister Kevin Stewart branded the suggestion – from former SNP policy chief Chris Hanlon – “idiotic, foolish, nonsensical”, while MSP Gillian Martin rejected it as a “con”.

They commented after Mr Hanlon argued excluding the option of enhanced devolution from the ballot if there was a second referendum would be “just plain wrong”.

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SNP figures dismiss calls for devo-max option on Scottish independence ballot paper