Nicola Sturgeon has said her government would not support the EU Withdrawal Bill, which she described as a power grab JAMES GLOSSOP/THE TIMESTheresa May has made clear that she will push on with her flagship Brexit legislation despite failing to win the backing of the Scottish parliament. MSPs voted by 93 to 30 yesterday to withhold Holyrood’s consent from the EU Withdrawal Bill, the key piece of legislation paving the way for the UK’s departure from the European Union next year. The Scottish parliament’s approval is not legally necessary for the bill to become law, as Westminster can disregard Holyrood, but such a move would provoke the biggest political rift between the two institutions since devolution in 1999. UK government sources made clear that the prime minister would not be deflected from her course. “We are going to push on with this,” one said.

Source: The Times May 15, 2018 22:52 UTC