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Amicable relations between May and Sturgeon turned sour: Scotland claims the UK PM has not taken its concens seriously (Photo: First Minister of Scotland)

Scottish independence ignites Brexit debate

The war of words between British prime minister Theresa May and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon escalated further on Tuesday (14 March) following Scotland's call for an independence referendum before Brexit.

In a speech to the House of Commons, May insisted that "the new relationship with the EU that we negotiate will work for the whole of the United Kingdom", suggesting that Scotland would have to exit the EU as well as the single market.

She said she has been listening ...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Amicable relations between May and Sturgeon turned sour: Scotland claims the UK PM has not taken its concens seriously (Photo: First Minister of Scotland)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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