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Nicola Sturgeon has offered further clarity on what her MPs may or may not support on Monday. The SNP are a significant voting bloc at Westminster and, inevitably, there’s much speculation now about whether they could be persuaded to shift their position on some of the indicative vote options. They could, for example, have swung the customs union amendment on Wednesday, had they not abstained.

But while the Scottish Conservatives accused the SNP of hypocrisy in not compromising over that amendment, Sturgeon was quick to point out yesterday that there was nothing in Wednesday’s range of options that met the full continued single market/customs union arrangement put forward as a compromise by the Scottish government in 2016.

And she had further clarified on Twitter this afternoon:

Libby Brooks (@libby_brooks) Yesterday SNP were accused of *not* working with others after abstaining on the customs union amendment; at FMQs Sturgeon insisted they were prioritising Remain options, but that this could change next week. With SNP support, customs union option could pass... https://t.co/yM8cpKwwry

Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) We’ll decide votes when we see options obvs - but a customs union on its own is not a position we’ve advocated because it would not protect Scotland’s interests. The compromise we proposed (only if remain not an option) was full single market and customs union membership.

Freedom of movement remains hugely important to the Scottish government, given the unique demographic challenges faced by the country and its heavy reliance on EU nationals, especially in the health and social care workforce.