JEREMY CORBYN said he would allow a second referendum on independence if Scots wanted it.
The UK Labour leader said while he would urge against it he said he would allow it if the Scottish parliament wanted it because that, he said, was the “whole point of devolution.”
During a campaign visit in London Mr Corbyn was asked if would agree to Scotland having another referendum if he was Prime Minister.
He said “I would urge them to think again and I would appeal to the Scottish people to think again on this.
“Let’s deal with the Brexit negotiations first. It’s absolutely key that we get tariff-free trade access to the European market - our manufacturing industry relies on that.”
Mr Corbyn has stated the Labour policy of opposing a second referendum but said he would enter into discussions.
He added: “We would discuss it with them and urge them very strongly to put it back until after the Brexit talks have been concluded.
“I think there would be a reasonable agreement around that because, after all, in Scotland the issues are actually poverty, actually on investment, actually on the housing needs of the people of Scotland.
He would allow it if the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish people want it because that is the “whole point of devolution”.