Scotland will fight to stay in EU, vows Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has said the Scottish Government will make a “strong and positive” case for the UK to remain in the EU to prevent Scotland being forced out against its will.

The First Minister was speaking as she delivered her first major economic speech since the SNP’s landslide election victory in Scotland and a day before the new Conservative Government’s Queen’s Speech.

Speaking at Heart of Midlothian FC’s Tynecastle stadium, Ms Sturgeon set out three priority areas in which she said the Scottish Government would seek outcomes at a UK level to benefit the Scottish economy.