Wales' First Minister will meet with the Prime Minister at the latest meeting of the British-Irish Council - but it will be remotely as Mark Drakeford continues to isolate after testing positive for coronavirus. It is rare for a British prime minister to travel to the British-Irish Council, with Rishi Sunak the first PM since Gordon Brown in 2007 to attend.
The PM will be joined in person at the gathering by Scotland first minister Nicola Sturgeon, and he will also meet Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin. He is expected to discuss next week's autumn statement with the heads of the devolved administrations, with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt expected to join the discussion virtually, and to set out his plans for closer collaboration.
Welsh Government has confirmed that Mr Drakeford will attend the summit "remotely" and has a meeting scheduled with the Prime Minister on Thursday afternoon.
