SNP will back 2nd EU referendum

nicOlA Sturgeon has said her party will back a second eU referendum if given the option.

the SnP leader said her 35 MPs in Westminster would vote for another poll – if no Brexit deal is agreed.

Speaking on the BBc’s Andrew Marr Show, she said: ‘in those circumstances, sensible MPs of all parties should come together to look at the alternative. 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.’ Her comments came as a senior SnP MP yesterday claimed Scotland would not necessarily have to have a second independence referendum to leave the UK. Joanna cherry said independence could be achieved through a ‘democratic event’, such as an election.

Speaking as the SnP Annual conference began in Glasgow, she said her party could demand a second vote on independence as the price of supporting labour – if Jeremy corbyn ousted theresa May but failed to win an overall majority.

in such a situation Miss cherry, the SnP’s home affairs spokesman at Westminster, stressed her party would demand a ‘high price’ from Mr corbyn.

A deal to prop up a minority labour administration could include the removal of trident nuclear missiles from Scotland, and the granting of a Section 30 order for a second ballot on leaving the UK.

the pro-UK campaign group Scotland in Union branded the comments ‘dangerous and ill judged’, and called on Miss Sturgeon to ‘urgently clarify’ the situation.