Nicola Sturgeon has said her party’s preference is for no Brexit, rather than a soft Brexit, ahead of further votes at Westminster.
A second round of indicative votes will be held on Monday, with a series of proposals tabled by MPs to see if any can command a majority.
The First Minister suggested a proposal put forward by SNP MP Joanna Cherry calling on the UK Government to revoke Article 50 if no extension can be obtained is the “most important” motion being tabled.
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Last week, none of the eight alternatives to Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal proposed by MPs were approved.
The most important motion laid today is this one from @joannaccherry – it makes revoking Article 50, rather than a no deal Brexit, the default option if Parliament can’t agree a way forward. I hope all parties will support. #RevokeArt50 https://t.co/prwIGCiP6v
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) April 1, 2019
Ms Sturgeon tweeted on Monday: “The most important motion laid today is this one from Joanna Cherry – it makes revoking Article 50, rather than a no-deal Brexit, the default option if Parliament can’t agree a way forward.
“I hope all parties will support.”
Ms Sturgeon said SNP MPs would decide how to vote when proposals are selected later.
“Today’s vote is not on a preferential basis so there may be an opportunity to keep alive ‘least worst’ options against no deal/hard Brexit,” she said.
“But to be clear, our preference is not soft Brexit – it is no Brexit.”
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At First Minister’s Questions in the Scottish Parliament last week, Ms Sturgeon said the SNP had argued for a single market/customs union membership compromise for two years when stopping Brexit did not appear to be an option.
She suggested putting the question of EU membership back to the people in a referendum would now be the right thing to do.
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