SCOTTISH First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to give MSPs a vote on triggering Article 50 regardless of today’s Supreme Court ruling.

Eleven of the most senior judges will decide whether Prime Minister Theresa May has to ask MPs and the devolved governments of Scotland and Northern Ireland before beginning the process of leaving the European Union.

Last week she signalled that she wanted to take Britain out of the single market, a move which Ms Sturgeon says will “undoubtedly” make a second referendum on Scottish independence more likely.

This is because Scottish ministers want Scotland to remain in the European single market.

Ms Sturgeon warned that removing Scotland from the single market “would be devastating for people’s jobs and living standards” and said she felt Ms May “has her fingers in her ears when it comes to Scotland.”

Regardless of the court verdict, the First Minister said that she was “crystal clear” that the Scottish Parliament should have the chance to vote on triggering Article 50.

“If the UK government don’t start showing Scotland some respect, I’ll make sure that people across Scotland have the chance to choose our own future before the Tories drag us off an economic cliff edge,” she said.

EU leaders have warned that Britain cannot access the single market, which allows free movement of goods, services and workers, while at the same time restricting the free movement of people — one of Ms May’s key pledges.

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