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"Let me be clear about this. Whatever happens as a result of this outcome, England, Wales and Northern Ireland will always be Scotland's closest neighbours and our best friends - nothing will change that.

"But I want to leave no-one in any doubt about this. I am proud of Scotland and how we voted yesterday.

"We proved that we are a modern, outward looking and inclusive country and we said clearly that we do not want to leave the European Union.

“I am determined to do what it takes to make sure these aspirations are realised.”

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SNP threaten break-up of the UK as Nicola Sturgeon says second independence vote is now 'highly likely

By Auslan Cramb and
Barney Henderson
24 June 2016 • 2:42pm

Nicola Sturgeon has thrown the future of the United Kingdom into doubt by saying a second independence referendum is “highly likely” in the next two-and-a-half years following UK’s vote to leave the EU.

The Scottish First Minister claimed in 2014, before Scotland voted to stay in the Union, that it was a once in a lifetime event, but claimed following the shock Brexit vote that it could happen again by the end of 2018, before the UK leaves Europe.

She claimed in a press conference at Bute House, her official residence in Edinburgh, where she was flanked by the Saltire and the EU flag, that it was "democratically unacceptable" for Scotland to be taken out of the EU against its will.


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Every part of the country voted to remain, and she said her government would now begin preparing legislation to enable another independence vote if the Scottish Parliament decided it was appropriate.

Scotland voted in favour of remaining in the EU by 62 per cent to 38 per cent, and Ms Sturgeon said the outcome of the referendum amounted to a "significant and material change in the circumstances in which Scotland voted against independence”.

The phrase was included in the SNP manifesto for the recent Scottish Parliament elections as a potential trigger for so-called “indyref2”.

The First Minister added: "I intend to take all possible steps and explore all possible options to give effect to how people in Scotland voted, in other words to secure our continuing place in the EU, and in the single market in particular."

She added that it was “a statement of the obvious that a second referendum must be on the table, and it is on the table”.

"Unfortunately, of course, yesterday's result in Scotland was not echoed across the whole of the United Kingdom. The UK-wide vote to leave the EU is one that I deeply regret," she said.

"The vote across England and Wales was a rejection of the EU and it was a sign of divergence between Scotland and large parts of the rest of the UK and how we see our place in the rest of the world.”

Ms Sturgeon said large numbers of people who voted No in the independence referendum just 21 months ago had been in touch with her to say they would now vote Yes.

She also recalled that in 2014, voters were told by the Better Together campaign that the best way to ensure they remained in the EU was to stay in the UK.

The Scottish Government will meet on Saturday to consider the next steps. Ms Sturgeon admitted that issue was complicated.

If a separate Scotland rejoins the EU there would almost certainly be border controls between Scotland and England - its biggest trade partner - and it may have to join the euro instead of its preferred option of keeping sterling, which would then be the currency of a country outside Europe.

Ms Sturgeon added: "After a campaign that has been characterised in the rest of the UK by fear and hate, my priority in the days, weeks and months ahead will be to act at all times in the best interests of Scotland and in a way that unites, not divides us.

"Let me be clear about this. Whatever happens as a result of this outcome, England, Wales and Northern Ireland will always be Scotland's closest neighbours and our best friends - nothing will change that.

"But I want to leave no-one in any doubt about this. I am proud of Scotland and how we voted yesterday.

"We proved that we are a modern, outward looking and inclusive country and we said clearly that we do not want to leave the European Union.

“I am determined to do what it takes to make sure these aspirations are realised.”

She is expected to speak to European leaders and representatives of member states over the next two days,

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