Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has said her party's opposition to a second referendum is 'not likely' to change.

Dugdale outlined her party's position on Scotland's constitutional future following the UK's vote to leave the European Union.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday that a second independence referendum was "highly likely" and on Saturday she confirmed the Scottish Government will be drafting legislation which will ensure such a referendum is "deliverable".

The Scottish Labour leader told STV her party is not likely to reverse its opposition to such a vote.

Dugdale said: "Well with the immensity of what we have gone though over the past 48 hours there is only one thing we really know - that we don't know really much. So what we need is a period of calm, deep thought and consideration about the impact on the economy, on jobs, on workers' rights the length and breadth of Scotland.

"The Labour party's position going into the last Scottish Parliament election was that we oppose a second referendum on independence - not likely to change that any time soon.

"However, we are deep in thought and will have some calm reflections over the right thing to do in the interests of the people of Scotland."

Scotland voted by a majority of 62% to stay in the European Union at Thursday's referendum however the United Kingdom as a whole voted to leave the organisation.

Sturgeon said this represents a "material change" in the circumstances which Scots voted on in 2014 to stay part of the United Kingdom and it is therefore a legitimate trigger for a new referendum to be held on independence.

Scottish Labour opposed a Yes vote at the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.

The party's manifesto for the Holyrood election in May, 2016 stated: "On September 18, 2014 the people of Scotland voted to remain in the United Kingdom. We believe this was the right decision for Scotland. It is time for both sides to move on.

"The major new powers of the Scottish Parliament mean we can make different decisions, and act in the best interest of the people of Scotland by rejecting further cuts to public services. We rule out another referendum on independence during the lifetime of the next parliament".