'Extremely difficult' for independent Scotland to join EU

President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso. Credit: Kerim Okten/PA Wire

The President of the European Commission has cast doubt over Scottish nationalist hopes of entering the EU as an independent country.

However Jose Manuel Barroso's view has been disputed by the nationalists themselves.

ITV News' Political Correspondent Claire Stewart reports:

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