Sturgeon offers to shelve independence vote in return for soft Brexit

Scotland’s first minister would take quick referendum off table if UK wins favourable deal with EU and access to single marketNicola Sturgeon has said she would take a quick Scottish independence referendum off the table if the UK wins a favourable, soft Brexit deal with the EU.In an apparent retreat from her claims last year that a fast second referendum was now “highly likely”, the first minister said her emphasis now was on securing a good deal for the Scottish parliament an