Scotland’s administration is seeking immediate discussions with the EU to keep the country in the bloc. A million voters in the UK have called for a change in the law to require a 60 percent majority in an EU vote.
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has said her semi-autonomous administration would seek “immediate discussions” with EU nations and institutions to ensure that Scotland could remain in the bloc despite the UK-wide vote to leave.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said a new Scottish independence vote is “very much on the table”
“(We will) explore possible options to protect Scotland’s place in the EU,” she said after meeting with her Cabinet in Edinburgh on Saturday morning. She added that a new referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom was “very much on the table.”
“Cabinet agreed that we will seek to enter into immediate discussions with the EU institutions and other EU member states to explore all possible options to protect Scotland’s place in the EU,” Sturgeon reported after the meeting. She added: “Over the next few days I will establish an advisory panel comprising a range of experts who can advise me and the Scottish Government on a number of important matters: legal, financial and diplomatic.”