Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish Parliament could veto the UK's departure from the European Union by refusing it's legislative consent.
Her comments follow previous warnings that a British government should not stand in the way of a second referendum on Scottish Independence. Opinion polls of Scottish voters show strong support for a break with a post-referendum Britain. Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain part of the EU while the UK as a whole voted to opt out.
It's not yet clear what legislative steps would be needed for the UK to breakaway from the European Union. Speaking to the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland program she said she imagined the so-called Brexit would require legislation and that she would advise her SNP majority party in the Scottish Parliament not to pass such a measure.
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