Brexit Would Boost Scottish Independence Calls, SNP Leader Says
- Sturgeon comments as new poll gives edge to Brexit campaign
- Scotland should have another independence vote if most want it
Nicola Sturgeon.
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon predicted rising support for a second independence referendum if Britain votes to leave the European Union.
“The prospect of Brexit would definitely lead to growing demand for Scottish independence,” the Scottish National Party leader told BBC Television’s “Andrew Marr Show” on Sunday. “If we see that growing demand, no one would have the right to stand in the way of that.”