^ exactly as I said from the start. I am not against Scottish Independence, never have been, but it's simply not possible before Britain leaves the EU. &, if Scotland went for independence: they would not be keeping the pound, they'd need a land border with Britain and they will not be keeping the oil/gas reserves in anything like the way they imagine...

However, Mr Rajoy went much further, telling told a news conference following a summit of European leaders in Brussels: "I want to be very clear.

"Scotland does not have the competence to negotiate with the European Union. Spain opposes any negotiation by anyone other than the government of United Kingdom.

"I am extremely against it, the treaties are extremely against it and I believe everyone is extremely against it. If the United Kingdom leaves... Scotland leaves.”

But Ms Sturgeon said she had received “a sympathetic response” that Scotland was being pulled out of the EU against its will and she would fly back to Edinburgh in “good heart”.
Nicola Sturgeon's hopes of keeping Scotland in EU hit by Francois Hollande and Spanish PM Rajoy



Doesn't sound very sympathetic to me...