Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who leads Scotland’s devolved government, complained that her talks in London with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday were “deeply frustrating.” “I don’t know any more about the Brexit negotiations than I did when I went in,” the leader told television reporters following the talks in Downing Street. Sturgeon had complained about talk of a so-called “hard Brexit,” where Britain would seek to control immigration into the country, even if it meant losing unfettered access to the EU’s single market. The Scottish leader has instead called for a more “flexible Brexit” that would allow Scotland to retain access to the EU free trade bloc. One negotiating position But that was dismissed Monday by May, who insisted that Britain must present a “single UK position” when negotiations with Brussels begin next year. Instead, London will set up a committee to ensure thorough input from its three devolved nations over the UK’s future relationship with Europe. British voters decided by a narrow majority of 51.9 percent to leave, with 48.1 to remain in the EU on June 23, 2016. Turnout was 72 percent. London with 59 per cent, Scotland with 62 percent and Northern Ireland with 55 percent were the only… Read full this story
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