14:07The Scottish government’s Brexit minister Michael Russell has warned that the UK government’s incoherent approach to Brexit is resulting in an increasingly hardline attitude in Europe. Giving evidence to a Holyrood committee on Tuesday morning, Russell said:The European view is hardline and it’s getting harder. They lie broadly in three areas: the undifferentiated option of leaving the EU in exactly that same way as the UK intends to leaves. Russell added that there are currently almost 30 sub-state arrangements within the EU, and noted that Sturgeon herself had confirmed last week that a Norway-style model was being considered. Russell also pointed out that Brexit is not the only thing happening in the EU, and that the union is facing a number of challenges currently.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2016 09:42 UTC