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Now playing Next Europe News Sturgeon talks up Scotland's place in post-Brexit Europe On her first visit to Brussels following Brexit, Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted on Scotland's place in the European Union, as a sovereign independent state. Her remarks were made during a speech at a Brussels-based think tank. 11/02/2020
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