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10:30am, 28th April, 2019

Broken UK politics means Scotland needs to choose its own path: SNP's Sturgeon

Britain's parliamentary system is broken and as a result Scotland needs to make its own choice over its future, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday.

Scotland will prepare for a second independence vote regardless of UK - Sturgeon

11:44am, 24th April, 2019

UK

Scotland will prepare for a second independence vote regardless of UK - Sturgeon

Scotland will start preparing for an independence referendum before May 2021 without permission from London, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday.

Scotland to step up efforts to keep EU citizens after Brexit, Sturgeon says

7:50pm, 18th February, 2019

UK

Scotland to step up efforts to keep EU citizens after Brexit, Sturgeon says

Scotland will step up efforts to persuade EU citizens to stay after Brexit, its First Minister will tell French lawmakers on Tuesday, amid concerns about potential workforce shortages in the largest of the United Kingdom's three smaller nations.

Scottish First Minister Sturgeon calls for May to rule out no deal Brexit - ITV

5:18pm, 13th February, 2019

UK

Scottish First Minister Sturgeon calls for May to rule out no deal Brexit - ITV

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called on Prime Minister Theresa May to take a no deal Brexit off the table, ITV reported on Wednesday.

Only independence can resolve Scotland's Brexit quandary - Sturgeon

2:17pm, 9th October, 2018

UK

Only independence can resolve Scotland's Brexit quandary - Sturgeon

The British government's "shambolic" handling of its divorce talks with the European Union demonstrates that Scotland needs to become independent, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon told her Scottish National Party (SNP) on Tuesday.

Scotland should have its own Brexit backstop, Sturgeon says

8:55am, 8th October, 2018

UK

Scotland should have its own Brexit backstop, Sturgeon says

Scotland should have its own version of the Brexit "backstop" plan that the European Union and United Kingdom are trying to agree for the border with Ireland, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday.

Scotland's Sturgeon promises independence plan once UK Brexit deal known

7:35am, 7th October, 2018

UK

Scotland's Sturgeon promises independence plan once UK Brexit deal known

Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday she would set out her plans for a fresh independence drive as soon as she sees what kind of Brexit deal Prime Minister Theresa May brings back from Brussels.

Scotland's Sturgeon says her party likely to vote against Brexit deal

6:15am, 7th October, 2018

UK

Scotland's Sturgeon says her party likely to vote against Brexit deal

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she could not expect her Scottish National Party (SNP) lawmakers to vote for any likely current format of a Brexit deal when it is put before parliament.

May's Brexit is 'wilful economic vandalism' - Sturgeon

8:43pm, 1st October, 2018

UK

May's Brexit is 'wilful economic vandalism' - Sturgeon

Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to leave the European Union are damaging and inviable, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will say on Tuesday.

PM May to meet Scotland's Sturgeon after Brexit standoff

7:27pm, 6th August, 2018

UK

PM May to meet Scotland's Sturgeon after Brexit standoff

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon accused the British government of "talking-up" a no-deal Brexit, making it more likely the United Kingdom will just drop out of the European Union at great cost to the economy.

Sturgeon prepares for early UK election ahead of Brexit

10:24pm, 27th June, 2018

UK

Sturgeon prepares for early UK election ahead of Brexit

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has moved one of her key allies into a campaigning role because she thinks the United Kingdom could hold a national election just before it is due to leave the European Union.

Sturgeon starts new route to Scottish independence after setbacks

11:09am, 8th June, 2018

UK

Sturgeon starts new route to Scottish independence after setbacks

ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) - Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon says she will set out on a new route towards independence this weekend, a strategy carrying personal political risks as well as aggravating tensions with the British government over Brexi...

Scotland uneasy about Northern Ireland gaining Brexit advantage - Sturgeon

5:00am, 28th May, 2018

UK

Scotland uneasy about Northern Ireland gaining Brexit advantage - Sturgeon

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Brexit deal that would give Northern Ireland a competitive advantage over the rest of Britain would raise real issues for Scotland, which also wants to keep access to the EU single market, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeo...