MEP appeals for NI and Scotland vote to be respected

Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has told an emergency gathering in Brussels this morning that her party will defend the vote of the people of the North to remain in the European Union. 

The Parliament has been debating the BREXIT vote by the UK ahead of an overall meeting of EU leaders this evening. 

In a passionate speech to the house Ms Anderson asked her colleagues to respect the vote by Northern Ireland and Scotland.