Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including PMQs 2.50pm BST Here is the key quote from Sturgeon’s opening statement.There are some who would like to see a very early referendum, others want that choice to be later. My job as first minister is to reach a judgment, not simply in my party’s interest but in the national interest. 2.45pm BST Asked if she is willing to drop her demand for an independence referendum, Sturgeon says she is genuinely open-minded. If other parties can come forward with another mechanism that will protect Scotland’s interests in the event of Brexit, she will consider that, she says. She stresses that she is “open-minded”. Continue reading…
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