Scottish and Welsh leaders hopeful of deal on post-Brexit powers

Nicola Sturgeon has expressed hope that she and Theresa May could soon reach an agreement over Brexit power-sharing arrangements spelled out in the EU withdrawal bill, following talks at Downing Street.

The Scottish first minister said that while there had been no immediate breakthrough in Wednesday’s discussions, also involving her Welsh counterpart, Carwyn Jones, progress had been made.

“We didn’t reach agreement today. There was no expectation going into the meeting that we’d reach agreement today,” Sturgeon told reporters outside No 10 after a bilateral meeting with May.

This had followed a joint ministerial council meeting involving Jones, also attended by officials from Northern Ireland. Jones was also due to meet May one-to-one.

Source: theguardian