Sturgeon: Independent Scotland Rejoining EU Would Need to Confront Border Issues

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attends a debate at the Scottish Parliament on the trade and co-operation agreement between the UK and the EU, in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Dec. 30, 2020. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

An independent Scotland would need to confront border issues with the rest of the UK if returning to the European Union, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Concerns have been raised by critics of Scottish independence who say Scotland rejoining the EU would result in a hard border with England.

The First Minister told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Friday that the government of an independent Scotland would negotiate terms to “allow businesses to keep trading.”