About: Fiona Hyslop
We won’t be blackmailed by May’s ‘no deal’ threat, says Scottish minister
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has embarked on a frantic two-week campaign to persuade sceptical MPs to back her Brexit deal when it comes before the House of Commons on 11 December. But it is increasingly clear that it won't wash with the Scottish National Party.
Minister: Scots still looking for ‘least worst’ Brexit option
“The best option for us is remaining in the European Union,” Scotland’s Culture and External Affairs minister Fiona Hyslop tells EURACTIV. Faced with the reality of Brexit, the Scottish government is “trying to identify the least-worst option,” she explains.
Resigned to Brexit, Scots push case for UK staying in single market
Scotland’s government thinks campaigns to halt Brexit have little chance but believes it can persuade British negotiators to try to stay in the European Union’s single market, a senior Scottish minister said on Monday (22 January).
Scottish minister: Scotland faces being Brexit collateral damage
Scotland’s Europe minister has demanded a separate Brexit deal for Scotland, which would separate its immigration system from the rest of the UK, retain freedom of movement and maintain EU single market access. Otherwise, Fiona Hyslop warns Scotland faces suffering collateral damage caused by the British government.
Scottish minister: UK in post-Empire mode needs to find a new identity
Britain’s decision to invoke Article 50 by March 2017 has thrown the country into chaos, said Fiona Hyslop in an interview with EURACTIV. "The UK has lost an empire and has not managed to decide who and what it is yet over the last few decades and needs a new identity."