BREXIT EMOTION: "Please leave a light on" pleads UK MEP in his (last ever) EU speech

An SNP MEP has called on the European Union to "leave a light on for Scotland" as he made what could be his last ever speech in the European Parliament.

SNP MEP Alyn Smith insisted that Scotland was a "European nation" and added that independence would offer the country a "route back".

In a plea to other European politicians he said: "Cher colleagues, I'm not asking you to solve our domestic discussions. I am asking you to leave a light on so we can find our way home."

"In what might be my last speech in this place after 15 years serving our European people, we don't know what's in the UK's future. We don't know what's in any of our future and the forces of populism are gathering in all our nations.

Almost two thirds of Scots voted to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and others complaining that the Brexit vote means the country now faces having to leave the trading bloc against the wishes of its people.

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