EDINBURGH (Sputnik) — Former UK leader of the Liberal Democrats, Lord David Steel of Aikwood, told Sputnik on Tuesday that he was "totally opposed" to any post-Brexit future that establishes a border between Scotland and England.
"I am totally opposed to any future which involves creating border controls of any kind – and so are most people in Scotland," Lord Steel, who led the Liberals for 12 years, said, adding that "Brexit negotiations are unknowable at this stage."
The Liberal peer's comments come after Scottish National Party (SNP) senior lawmaker Tommy Sheppard told Sputnik on Monday that border controls between Scotland and England were inevitable if Scotland remained in the European Union and the rest of the United Kingdom exited the bloc.
There have been no border controls between Scotland and England since 1707 when the two nations came together to form the United Kingdom.
In September 2014, Scottish voters rejected independence from the United Kingdom by a margin of 55 percent to 45 percent.
During the June 23 UK-wide referendum on EU membership, 62 percent of Scottish voters backed remaining inside the European Union, but 52 percent of all British voters backed Brexit.
