UK ministers could push on with Brexit devolution plans despite opposition

UK ministers could table their new offer on post-Brexit powers for Scotland and Wales in parliament next week even if the three governments fail to reach a deal, it has emerged.

Ministers from the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments are meeting in London on Thursday afternoon for a fresh round of talks to solve a long-running dispute over the sharing of the major powers that will be repatriated after Brexit.

UK government sources are now playing down the chances of a deal before Theresa May, the prime minister, meets Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones, the first ministers of Scotland and Wales, for inter-governmental talks next Wednesday that will be dominated by Brexit.

They remain deadlocked over the UK government’s insistence that up to 25 policy areas, including farming, fishing and food labelling, need to be controlled at UK level until common frameworks can be agreed between them.


Source: theguardian