Follow Us

Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on LinkedIn
 

07 October 2018

BBC: Brexit: SNP would back 'People's Vote' calls, says Sturgeon


SNP MPs would back a new Brexit referendum if it were put to them, party leader Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Ms Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister, told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that her MPs would back calls for another public vote.

Speaking ahead of the SNP conference in Glasgow, Ms Sturgeon said the UK was heading for a "cobbled together" exit agreement that would be "almost as unacceptable as no deal at all".

Any deal would be put to MPs in a vote at Westminster, as well as having to be ratified by the remaining EU member states.

"In those circumstances, sensible MPs of all parties should come together to look at the alternative," she said.

"No doubt calls for a second referendum would grow in those circumstances, and I've said before we wouldn't stand in the way of a second referendum. I think SNP MPs would undoubtedly vote for that proposition." [...]

Full article on BBC

 



© BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation


< Next Previous >
Key
 Hover over the blue highlighted text to view the acronym meaning
Hover over these icons for more information



Add new comment