Nicola Sturgeon has said the SNP will discuss an independent Scotland using the euro if a vote to leave the European Union on Thursday leads to the break-up of the United Kingdom.

The First Minister said it was not party policy to seek entry to the single currency if Scotland becomes independent, but the pound may not be “as attractive a currency” if it weakens after Brexit.

Speaking during a campaign stop urging Scots to vote Remain, she said her party would enter “decisions and discussions” over the euro if Britain pulls out of the EU against the will of a majority of Scots.

But the Scottish Vote Leave campaign accused of her of “threatening” Scots with the prospect of the Eurozone to try and secure a Remain vote and claimed the SNP had “given up” on presenting a positive case.