The UK that Scotland voted to remain within ‘doesn’t exist anymore’

The First Minister gave an interview on Scotland’s position in the UK after Brexit on the Andrew Marr Show this morning. Here’s what she said:

Andrew Marr: Can I ask first of all, is it your priority to have a negotiation as Scotland with Brussels to allow Scotland to more or less seamlessly stay inside the EU?

Nicola Sturgeon: My short answer to that is yes, but let me perhaps expand on the position that I find myself in.

Marr: Please do.

Sturgeon: You know, the first thing I should say is that I didn’t want to be in this position this weekend. I hoped very much and campaigned to help persuade people across the UK to stay in the EU, but obviously people in England have voted differently to people in Scotland. Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain a member of the European Union, so my challenge now as First Minister is to work out how I best protect Scotland’s interests.