The SNP’s support for the EU is only skin deep

Responding to John Swinney’s speech on Brexit, Willie Rennie MSP said:

“The SNP’s support for the EU has always been skin deep. They spent more money trying to win the Shetland by-election than they did on the EU referendum. If they thought ditching their support for EU membership would hasten independence they would change their position in an instant.

“If they ever succeeded in breaking up the UK, Scotland would be trapped outside both the UK and the EU at vast cost.

“Liberal Democrats have always been the most passionate advocates of close ties with our European neighbours.

“There is no realistic prospect of rejoining the EU as a result of this election but we can start the process of rebuilding our broken relationship with Europe by following the steps that the Lib Dems are setting out such as cooperation on defence, security and crime, deepening our trading relationship and seeking to join the Single Market.”