Sturgeon says she has been trying to find an agreement with the Prime Minister on a UK-wide approach to Brexit and highlights that the Scottish Government's paper on the issue was "published in good faith".

She says she accepted that Scotland would be forced to leave, but called for the nation to be allowed to remain in the single market because the majority of voters in the country backed remain.

"The PM and her Government have been given every opportunity to compromise ... not only is there no UK-wide agreement on the way ahead but the UK Government has not moved even an inch in pursuit of agreement" Sturgeon says.

She accuses Theresa May of presenting a "brick wall of intransigence" and adds that Westminster is trying to "muscle in" on the powers that have already been devolved to Scotland.

"If Scotland can be ignored on an issue as important as our membership of the EU and single market... then our voice can be ignored at any time and on any issue" she warns.