Sturgeon says May’s Brexit timescale matches referendum plan

Nicola Sturgeon has said there is no longer any rational case against a second Scottish independence referendum after Theresa May told her that the full Brexit deal would be known within 18 months.The first minister said May’s disclosure, during a meeting in Glasgow, closely matched the Scottish government’s timescale for calling a fresh referendum between autumn 2018 and spring 2019.She said the prime minister was clear that the detailed terms of the UK’s divorce from the EU a