Nicola Sturgeon told Andrew Marr it would be “challenging” but “possible” to keep Scotland in the single market without the rest of the UK BBC/ReutersNicola Sturgeon has said she believes Scotland could stay in the European single market and the UK, even if other parts of the country leave. The first minister said Theresa May had an “obligation” to respect Scotland’s vote to stay in the trade bloc but that she had so far failed to listen to its concerns over Brexit. Sturgeon was accused by Westminster’s Scottish secretary, David Mundell, of using the row as “pretext” for proposing a second independence referendum. The debate over Scotland’s constitutional future came as:● Priti Patel, the international development secretary, defended the government’s secrecy over its Brexit…

Source: The Times October 16, 2016 11:03 UTC