On Thursday Britain as a whole voted to leave the EU, but Scotland voted by 62 to 38 percent to remain. She reiterated that an independence vote could be offered. "A second (Scottish) independence referendum is clearly an option that requires to be on the table, and it is very much on the table," she said. "We are determined to act decisively in a way that builds unity across Scotland," Sturgeon told reporters, adding that might include a vote on Scottish secession from the United Kingdom. Scots rejected independence in a 2014 referendum by 55-45 percent and at the time the vote was considered a decisive verdict for a generation.

Source: Huffington Post June 25, 2016 11:17 UTC