Nicola Sturgeon warns of second independence referendum as Scotland stands at a ’Brexit crossroads’

Scotland is standing at a Brexit "crossroads" with a second independence referendum potentially offering "the only way" for its voice to be heard, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Scotland is standing at a Brexit "crossroads" with a second independence referendum potentially offering "the only way" for its voice to be heard, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

The First Minister used a speech in Edinburgh to argue that Scotland faced a "democratic deficit" which, if continued, would make a rerun of 2014’s independence poll arguably "necessary" to give Scots a say in the future direction of the country.