The former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale is no longer a Labour party member, according to the BBC.

Dugdale reportedly told friends that she terminated her membership in July, shortly after she stood down as an MSP, and she did not vote for the party in May’s European elections.

A prominent Remain campaigner, Dugdale has been highly critical of Labour’s stance on Brexit.

Dugdale led the party for two years before quitting unexpectedly in August 2017, and later stunned supporters by appearing on ITV’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

Meanwhile, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that a legal referendum is the only way to secure Scottish independence.

In an interview with the BBC ahead of SNP conference this weekend, she said there was “no easy or shortcut route to independence” and that a future referendum had to be “beyond any doubt in terms of its legitimacy”.