The call between Nicola Sturgeon and Rishi Sunak has signalled a more constructive relationship than the one between the First Minister and her predecessors.
Boris Johnson and Sturgeon had little time for each other, while Liz Truss was roundly criticised for failing to pick up the phone to the FM at all in her 49-day premiership.
But the warm words that came out of the brief discussion will not paper over their fundamental disagreements. Sunak also faces massive challenges in arresting the decline of the Scottish Tories.
