About: devolution
Sturgeon blames Brexit chaos as she proposes second Scottish independence poll
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon set out her timetable for a second independence referendum by May 2021 on Wednesday (24 April), blaming Brexit chaos for having “exposed a deep democratic deficit at the heart of how Scotland is governed”.
UK cities fight back against Brexit power-grab by London
Brexit has re-opened divisions between central government and the devolved parliaments and city mayors, amid accusations of a London 'power grab'.
UK expects post-Brexit devolution deal but Scotland begs to differ
Britain's government said yesterday (26 February) that it expected to reach an agreement with the United Kingdom's devolved nations on how power will be shared after Brexit, but its latest proposal to unlock a political impasse fell flat in Scotland.
London seeks to break Brexit deadlock over claims of devolution power-grab
Cabinet Office minister David Lidington is expected to unveil new powers for the UK's devolved governments this week, in a bid to break the deadlock between them and Theresa May’s government over an alleged ‘power grab’ by London through its Brexit legislation.
Scottish, Welsh government heads aim to stop ‘blatant power grab’ after Brexit
The heads of devolved governments in Scotland and Wales will meet on Tuesday (22 August) to try to set a common strategy to protect parliamentary powers which they say are under threat from Britain's plan to leave the European Union.