The First Minister claimed the SNP is “winning the case for independence” at the annual conference in Aberdeen. Ms Sturgeon confirmed that she would formally request the power for Holyrood to stage a referendum from Prime Minister Boris Johnson before the end of this year.
Twitter user Hope wrote: “She is just a broken record!” before adding she was “an embarrassment to Scotland”.
Another user simply known as Thomas added: “I think it’s a bit rich asking for a referendum when you won’t honour the last one.”
Tony Brown said: “A once in a life time vote – it happened, you lost. Move on.”
The SNP leader used the speech for her party’s conference to announce new policies.
Ms Sturgeon said: “We are already working to update the independence prospectus.
“And I can confirm today that before the end of this year, I will demand the transfer of power that puts the legality of a referendum beyond any doubt.”
She added an independent Scotland could be “a new country founded on hope and a vision of shared humanity and compassion” and a “light in a world that seems dark”.
Ms Sturgeon also condemned the politics of both Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US president Donald Trump.
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The SNP’s other policies included pledging more childcare for people in poorer areas, as well as further help for victims of domestic abuse and the scrapping of social care charges for those who receive assistance to live in their own homes.
That policy, which would be introduced if the SNP wins the 2021 Scottish elections, could cost £240 million a year.
Meanwhile, another proposal included providing childcare in the school holidays for primary school pupils from the poorest families.
But this could cost between £60 million to £70 million a year.
But with Westminster currently going through “turbulent times”, most of the First Minister’s 45-minute long address focused on independence.
She told activists at the conference: “I don’t know about you but I’m utterly sick of Westminster. I’m sick of Brexit.
“And I’ve had more than enough of people like Jacob Rees-Mogg lording it over us while lounging across the benches of the House of Commons as if he owns the place.”
Instead of that, she declared it was “time to place Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands”.
