U.Okay. chief Sunak makes first go to to Scotland as Prime MinisterYesterday

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is anticipated to focus on the advantages of remaining within the U.Okay. when he meets with the Scottish chief on Thursday throughout his first go to to Scotland since taking workplace.

Sunak will meet for personal, casual talks with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who needs to take Scotland out of the UK.

Downing Road stated Sunak and Sturgeon will concentrate on “the shared challenges that individuals in Scotland and throughout the remainder of the U.Okay. face,” and the way each governments can cooperate meaningfully.

Sturgeon’s relationship with Sunak’s two predecessors, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, had been frosty and the governments in London and Edinburgh have been at loggerheads over Sturgeon’s push for Scottish independence.

The U.Okay.-wide authorities has repeatedly stated that the matter was settled in a 2014 referendum, when Scottish voters rejected independence by a margin of 55% to 45%.

Sturgeon disagreed, and her semiautonomous authorities has pushed for a brand new plebiscite. However in November, the U.Okay. Supreme Courtroom dominated that Sturgeon’s authorities didn’t have the ability to carry a brand new independence referendum with out the consent of the British authorities.

Sunak and Sturgeon are additionally anticipated to collectively announce on Friday tens of millions in U.Okay. authorities funding to spice up investments within the Scottish financial system.

Sunak’s workplace stated the funding goals to create 1000’s of high-skilled inexperienced jobs and drive development throughout Scotland.