Meanwhile, one of Britain's leading election experts said Tuesday that Sturgeon is unlikely to call a second referendum on Scottish independence in the next five years.
Political scientist Professor John Curtice from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland said the uncertainty surrounding Brexit and how to manage it would remain the Scottish Government's priority, with another constitutional vote being "kicked into the long grass".
A majority of people in Scotland voted in the 2016 national referendum to remain a member of the EU, but as the all-Britain vote was 52-48 in favour of leaving, May has insisted she will carry out the will of the majority and end Britain's EU membership.
Sturgeon said ahead of her meeting with May that the prime minister must secure a withdrawal agreement that provides for an orderly transition, or face the catastrophic prospect of Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal.
"A no-deal Brexit would be utterly unacceptable and deeply damaging but, by talking it up as a negotiating tactic, there is a very real danger it becomes a reality," said Sturgeon.
In an editorial comment Tuesday, one of Scotland's leading newspapers, the Scotsman, said: "It would be much more sensible to accept that time has run out to achieve a bespoke deal that satisfies the UK and EU. Brexit could then either be delayed until a breakthrough can be achieved or it could take place as planned with the UK staying inside the Single Market and Customs Union. As The Scotsman has said before, this would still allow Britain to move further away from the EU at a later date -- if it wanted to do so."
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