16-10-2017 18:16 via theguardian.com

Scottish government set to refuse consent for Brexit bill over 'power-grab'

Scottish and Welsh administrations want more changes to EU withdrawal bill to avoid Westminster ‘power-grab’ on devolved policy areasThe Scottish government is set to refuse consent for the EU withdrawal bill unless it is significantly amended to protect devolution, after crunch talks with Theresa May’s deputy.The Scottish Brexit minister, Michael Russell, said the Scottish government would continue to push for changes to the bill before it could recommend passing the legislati
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