Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has claimed that a row over remarks he made on Scottish independence was sparked by "mischievous misreporting".

He faced criticism for saying, during an interview with the Press Association on Saturday, that if a second referendum is held "then it is absolutely fine".

Here is what Mr Corbyn told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme on Monday:

Presenter Nick Robinson: "Many people say the policy has been unclear, and they say it's particularly unclear on Scotland, with the First Minister of Scotland due to make a speech in a couple of hours time with some speculation she may even call there and then for a new referendum on independence, I'm not clear, is Labour policy in favour of this referendum or against it?"

Answer: "No, we're not in favour of a referendum."

Question: "So why did you say it was absolutely fine in Glasgow, it should be held?"

Answer: "There was a bit of mischievous misreporting going on there.

"I did an interview during an economic development conference in Scotland hosted by the Labour Party and we were looking at economic development in Scotland.

"One thing is very, very clear, an economic strategy for Scotland based on oil prices doesn't work."

Told the quote was accurate, Mr Corbyn said: "I was asked if in Westminster we would block the holding of a referendum, I said no, if the Scottish Parliament decided they wanted to have a referendum then it would be wrong for Westminster to block it.

"But let's be absolutely clear, I do not think there should be another referendum, I think that independence would be economically catastrophic for many people in Scotland. It would lead to a sort of turbo-charged austerity with the levels of income the government has in Scotland because of the very low oil prices and the high dependency on oil tax income."

And here is the full transcript of the questions from Katrine Bussey, Political Editor of Press Association Scotland, and Mr Corbyn's answers:

Question: "Do you think another referendum is now inevitable given there seems to be an increasing gulf between Theresa May's hardline Brexit and Nicola Sturgeon and her demand for Scotland to stay part of the single market?"

Answer: "Well, if a referendum is held then it is absolutely fine, it should be held.

"It's not... I don't think it's the job of Westminster or the Labour Party to prevent people holding referenda.

"I do think we should set it in the context of the economic relationship with the rest of the UK and the question of devolution of EU powers to English regions and to Scotland, and to parts of Scotland rather than just to the government in Holyrood, because the principle of regionalism is that it goes to everybody within a region, not just to the central powers and the SNP have a bit of a tendency to centralise things around themselves."

Question: "If there was a vote in the Commons on holding another referendum?"

Answer: "We wouldn't block it."

:: Peter Clifton, Editor-in-Chief of the Press Association, said: "The only mischievous thing about this episode is the suggestion that PA has done anything beyond what it always does - accurately report what politicians say to us in an entirely impartial way."

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A spokesman for Mr Corbyn said: "Jeremy was not referring to the Press Association, which provides a good service, in his Today interview. He was talking about other outlets, which presented what he said out of context.

"Labour and Jeremy's position is clear; we oppose a second referendum, and will do so in the proper place, the Scottish Parliament. The 'absolutely fine' comment referred to a referendum agreed by the Scottish parliament. Jeremy and Labour do not want a second referendum but believe it would wrong for Westminster to block it."