Scotland will intervene in Brexit case, Sturgeon says

Scotland is ready to intervene against the British government as Westminster attempts to overturn a legal ruling which says parliament must approve Brexit before it is triggered.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it "simply cannot be right" that Prime Minister Theresa May could opt to leave the European Union and deny citizens of all the rights associated with it "without parliamentary debate, scrutiny or consent."

"Legislation should be required at Westminster and the consent of the Scottish Parliament should be sought before Article 50 is triggered," she said.

Scotland's most senior legal officer, the Lord Advocate, will lodge a formal application at the Supreme Court requesting to intervene in the case, she confirmed.

Last week the High Court ruled that MPs must vote to trigger Article 50 before the UK can formally begin the process of leaving the EU.

Scotland - along with Northern Ireland - voted against leaving the EU in the June 23 referendum.