U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May was confronted with a seemingly impossible choice after interventions from Scotland’s political leaders: rewrite her Brexit plans, tear up the United Kingdom or risk getting no deal with the European Union.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called on the opposition Labour Party to work together to change the terms of Brexit. She seized the opportunity thrown up on Monday by May’s failure to bridge the gap between the demands on each side of the Irish border over future customs arrangements.
