Sturgeon Calls for Extended Brexit Deadline Amid New Virus Strain Crisis

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attends First Minister's questions at the parliament in Holyrood in Edinburgh on Dec. 17, 2020. Fraser Bremner - Pool/Getty Images

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called for the Brexit transition period to be extended beyond the Dec. 31 deadline amid the spread of a new strain of the CCP virus in southeast England.

Sturgeon made her comments as many European countries close their borders with the UK due to the new faster-spreading variant of the virus.