Scotland would do what it takes to stay in EU, may try to block Brexit: Sturgeon

By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland will do whatever it takes to remain in the European Union, including potentially blocking the legal process behind Britain's exit from the bloc, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday. Scotland, a nation of five million people, voted to stay in the EU by 62 to 38 percent in Thursday's referendum, putting it at odds with the United Kingdom as a whole, which voted by 52 to 48 percent in favor of an exit from the bloc, or Brexit. Sturgeon has said a new Scottish referendum on independence from the rest of the UK is "highly likely" if that is the best option to keep Scotland in the bloc.

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