Swinney challenges Starmer to ‘drop ideological red lines’ ahead of EU summit

First Minister John Swinney challenged the PM to drop his ‘ideological red lines’ in a key UK-EU summit on Monday (Jane Barlow/PA) -

Sir Keir Starmer must “drop his ideological red lines” and use a summit with the EU to “negotiate the closest possible working relationship”, Scotland’s First Minister has insisted.

John Swinney spoke out ahead of a crucial summit on Monday between the UK and the European Union (EU) – insisting Scotland cannot be “an afterthought” in the talks.