MSPs have handed Nicola Sturgeon a mandate to hold direct talks with European institutions and member states to protect Scotland’s place in the EU. Scotland's First Minister secured cross-party support at Holyrood for unilateral discussions in advance of meeting European Parliament President Martin Schulz in Brussels on Wednesday. She sought the backing of the Scottish Parliament in an emergency debate following the UK's vote for Brexit despite 62% of Scots voting Remain. The First Minister said she would return to Holyrood to propose a second independence referendum if the Scottish Government concludes it is ‘'the best or only way to protect Scotland's place in the EU''. Labour, the...
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