This is not going to go down well north of the border:
Authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should inform the UK government about their interactions with the EU, Cabinet Office Minister David Frost told the devolved administrations.
pro.politico.eu/news/136200
Authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should inform the UK government about their interactions with the EU, Cabinet Office Minister David Frost told the devolved administrations.
pro.politico.eu/news/136200
Frost, who has overall responsibility over the EU-UK relationship post-Brexit, argued in a letter to devolved administrations that coordination is important in order to ensure the UK gvt “can conduct its international affairs effectively in our new relationship with the EU.”
Frost wrote it would be “appropriate for devolved administrations to keep the UK Government informed about both the fact and content of significant (Ministerial or senior official) contacts with the EU institutions or Member States.”
But devolved administrations are also expected to remain loyal, Frost wrote: “We would of course expect that you support the UK Government’s position in such contacts” [with the EU].
Initial response from Edinburgh: “The Scottish Government will continue to be a voice in favour of mutually beneficial co-operation and we will of course at all times continue to promote Scotland’s interests.”
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