Published March 9, 2017 4:59am EST | Updated March 17, 2017 4:27am EDT

Scottish Leader Floats Fall 2018 For Second Independence Referendum

Fall 2018 would be a "common sense" time for a second independence referendum, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said in a BBC interview that is being broadcast Thursday. Sturgeon also insisted, however, that no final decision had yet been made on holding such a vote, a BBC report said. A referendum at that time would come a few months before the U.K. is due to exit the European Union, adding a big wrinkle to the Brexit process.