MSPs should not be on “holiday” next week if the country is facing a no deal Brexit according to Nicola Sturgeon.

Politicians could be forced to cancel holiday plans and other constituency arrangements in order to be ready to attend Holyrood.

The First Minister wants to cancel the two week Easter recess and instead have MSPs ready to sit in Parliament to respond to Brexit.

Following a cabinet meeting today, a spokesman for the First Minister said MSPs priority should be dealing with Brexit.

The Scottish Government’s Business Minister, Graeme Dey, will put forward the proposal to Holyrood’s Business Bureau to be decided before Thursday when MSPs were due to break up for two weeks.

If the Prime Minister’s deal is not agreed to by MPs and no Brexit extension approved by the EU then the UK would leave the EU on Friday April 12, at the end of the first week of Holyrood’s recess.

A spokesman for the First Minister, said: “Who knows where things are going to go over the next view days but certainly the FM's view and Cabinet's view is we can't be in a situation where we are about to go over the cliff edge of no-deal with Parliament and MSPs in recess.

"The First Minister's view is clearly MSPs should not be on holiday when the biggest, most momentous, potentially most damaging issue to hit Scotland and the UK since the Second World War is about to take place."

A Scottish Parliament spokeswoman said later: "The bureau considered the issue at its meeting today and will be considering it further before the close of business on Thursday."