BRITAIN-EU-POLITICS-SCOTLAND

Former First Minister of Scotland, and current Scottish National Party (SNP) MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Alex Salmond poses for a photograph in his London office on March 15, 2016. - If Britain votes to leave the European Union in a June referendum it could trigger a second ballot on Scottish independence within two years, the senior Scottish separatist Alex Salmond told AFP. Salmond, 61, who led the Scottish National Party and was first minister of Scotland before resigning when independence was defeated 45% to 55% in a 2014 vote, is campaigning against a so-called Brexit. - TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY EDOUARD GUIHAIRE (Photo by LEON NEAL / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY EDOUARD GUIHAIRE (Photo by LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)