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Media captionNicola Sturgeon says membership of the single market is the "least worst option" for business Nicola Sturgeon has told a summit of the British-Irish Council in Cardiff that remaining in the single market is the UK"s “least worst” Brexit option.
The first minister said staying inside the common market after leaving the EU would be best for every part of the UK.
Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones, hosting the summit, also backed “full and unfettered” single market access.
But he cast doubt on whether Scotland could secure a separate deal if the rest of the UK left.
Mr Jones said he thought individual deals for any of the home nations were unworkable.
Also in attendance at the summit were figures from the UK government and the devolved nations as well as Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny, with whom Ms Sturgeon held a bilateral meeting.
"Least worst outcome"Ms Sturgeon she said she and Mr Jones had a similar position on the UK"s place in the single marke..
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