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Katrine Bussey

Devolved leaders hail improved relationships with UK Government under Labour

Scottish First Minister John Swinney (left) and his Welsh counterpart Eluned Morgan (right) both hailed the improved relationship with the UK Government under Labour and Sir Keir Starmer (centre). (Andy Buchanan/PA) -

Working with the Conservatives when they were in government “could not have been more awful” but relationships with Westminster are “incomparably better” now Labour is in power, John Swinney has said.

The Scottish First Minister made the comment after talks with Sir Keir Starmer in Edinburgh, with the Prime Minister and the leaders of all the devolved administrations joining the British-Irish Council summit on Friday.

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