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Nicola Sturgeon: Expert questions 'integrity'
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson's success in securing Brexit at the end of last month raised significant challenges for Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her independence bid. There are still questions over which currency an independent Scotland would use, its significant deficit and the difficulties of having a hard border with the rest of the UK, which would impact 60 percent of Scotland’s trade. Moreover, Scotland would likely not be able to obtain concessions the UK had while within the EU, such as less onerous VAT rules or exemption from the Schengen Agreement.