The first ministers of Scotland and Wales, Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford, have issued a joint statement urging the next UK prime minister to "pull back from the brink of a no-deal Brexit", which would be "disastrous for the economies within these islands". The statement came ahead of a British-Irish Council meeting, due to be attended by de facto deputy prime minister, David Lidington, and Ireland's taoiseach, Leo Varadkar. Boris Johnson has pledged to leave the Labour on 31 October, "deal or no deal", while Jeremy Hunt said it could happen if no agreement was reached.
The first ministers of Scotland and Wales, Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford, have issued a joint statement urging the next UK prime minister to "pull back from the brink of a no-deal Brexit", which would be "disastrous for the economies within these islands". The statement came ahead of a British-Irish Council meeting, due to be attended by de facto deputy prime minister, David Lidington, and Ireland's taoiseach, Leo Varadkar. Boris Johnson has pledged to leave the EU on 31 October, "deal or no deal", while Jeremy Hunt said it could happen if no agreement was reached.