Theresa May will meet Nicola Sturgeon in Scotland later for the first time since the SNP announced their proposals for a second independence referendum.
The prime minister has travelled to Scotland the day before the Scottish Parliament is expected to pass a vote in favour of seeking a new Scottish independence referendum - which Ms Sturgeon wants to hold in autumn 2018 or spring 2019.
The first minister has said that a second referendum should be held ahead of the UK's EU departure to give the people of Scotland a choice between what she calls a "hard Brexit" and becoming an independent country.
But Mrs May has warned that a second referendum will make the UK "looser and weaker".
Downing Street says the talks between Mrs May and Ms Sturgeon are for issues surrounding the triggering of Article 50 - and not the possibility of a second independence referendum.
But Scottish government sources have said the talks cannot just focus on Brexit.
Triggering Article 50 begins a two-year negotiation process to attempt to reach a deal before Britain officially leaves the EU in March 2019.
The government is also due to publish its Great Repeal Bill, giving powers to amend some EU laws, on Thursday.
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Source: bbc.com
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