Nicola Sturgeon to make case for keeping UK in EU single market ’more loudly than before’

Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to make the case for keeping the UK in Europe’s single market "more loudly than before" as the Scottish Government published new research showing that could save every Scot £1,600 a year compared to a hard Brexit.

Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to make the case for keeping the UK in Europe’s single market "more loudly than before" as the Scottish Government published new research showing that could save every Scot £1,600 a year compared to a hard Brexit.

For the UK to quit the European Union with no deal, forcing trading relationships to revert to World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, would leave Scotland’s economy worse off to the tune of £12.7bn a year by 2030 - the equivalent of £2,300 for every person north of the border, the report claimed.