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Sturgeon confirms plans for new Scottish independence vote

First Minister says she's been trying to reach a Brexit compromise with Westminster but has been met with a 'brick wall of intransigence'

Sturgeon confirms plans for new Scottish independence vote

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed plans for a second Scottish independence referendum in the wake of the UK's plan to leave the European Union, MarketWatch reports.

In a press conference in Edinburgh, Sturgeon said she will ask the Scottish parliament next week to vote in favor of her plans for a new independence ballot.

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