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Scotland's First Minister and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon says Boris Johnson has 'no mandate whatsoever to take Scotland out of the European Union', adding she would push for another independence referendum after losing a 2014 vote. SOUNDBITE
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon launches her party's general election campaign in Edinburgh, saying this election "is the most important of our lifetimes". SOUNDBITE
Speaking at a joint press conference in London with the Scottish and Welsh Prime ministers, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she believes the Brexit deal negotiated between the UK and the EU is a 'bad deal and a bad bill', insisting that those who voted in favour of it are doing 'real damage' to the UK. SOUNDBITE
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces the Scottish government will introduce legislation "shortly" as a first step towards another independence referendum to be held by 2021. She adds that she hopes the legislation will be agreed by the end of 2019.
Prime Minister Theresa May meets Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels, in a bid to reopen the terms of Britain's Brexit divorce. But while the European Commission president has agreed to meet May once again, EU leaders are insisting they will not restart negotiations. IMAGES of Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker meeting at the European Commission building.
British Prime minister Theresa May meets EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels for a fresh round of Brexit talks aimed at avoiding a no-deal Brexit. IMAGES.