Brexit makes Scottish independence more likely, Sturgeon tells SNP

Leader tells party to do more to persuade voters but offers no timetable for new Scottish referendumNicola Sturgeon has told the Scottish National party conference that Brexit makes independence more likely than ever, as she challenged activists to increase their efforts to persuade voters across the country of the case for leaving the UK.Insisting that Westminster’s chaotic handling of Brexit over the past two years made her “more confident than ever that Scotland will be independen