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| Scotland could be at heart of Brexit negotiations, says Scottish secretary | Scotland could be at heart of Brexit negotiations, says Scottish secretary |
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| Scottish Secretary David Mundell believed new prime minister Theresa May would want Scotland to be "at the heart" of negotiations over Brexit. | Scottish Secretary David Mundell believed new prime minister Theresa May would want Scotland to be "at the heart" of negotiations over Brexit. |
| He said Mrs May planned to have "very early engagement" with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. | He said Mrs May planned to have "very early engagement" with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. |
| The SNP leader said she would "wait and see" how future discussions unfolded. | The SNP leader said she would "wait and see" how future discussions unfolded. |
| However, she stressed that her message to the new PM was to respect the "differing views of Scotland" on EU membership. | However, she stressed that her message to the new PM was to respect the "differing views of Scotland" on EU membership. |
| Speaking to the BBC after David Cameron left Downing Street, Mr Mundell said: "Obviously very early after becoming PM she will engage with Nicola Sturgeon the First Minister of Scotland and I hope she will have a continuing and ongoing engagement particularly around discussions with the European Union. | Speaking to the BBC after David Cameron left Downing Street, Mr Mundell said: "Obviously very early after becoming PM she will engage with Nicola Sturgeon the First Minister of Scotland and I hope she will have a continuing and ongoing engagement particularly around discussions with the European Union. |
| "We want to place Scotland, the Scottish government, right at the heart of those negotiations and I think that Theresa in her first days in office will want to make sure that the processes are set in place to allow that to happen." | "We want to place Scotland, the Scottish government, right at the heart of those negotiations and I think that Theresa in her first days in office will want to make sure that the processes are set in place to allow that to happen." |
| Mr Cameron tendered his resignation as PM and leader of the Conservative Party after the UK voted for Brexit by 52% to 48%. | |
| In Scotland people voted by 62% to 38% for Britain to retain membership. | In Scotland people voted by 62% to 38% for Britain to retain membership. |
| Responding to Mr Mundell's suggestion that the Scottish government could play a key role, Ms Sturgeon said: "Let's wait and see how these discussions unfold. I want us to be centrally involved. | Responding to Mr Mundell's suggestion that the Scottish government could play a key role, Ms Sturgeon said: "Let's wait and see how these discussions unfold. I want us to be centrally involved. |
| "But I think it is an important point that I have got to stress here is, I don't want Scotland to Brexit, I don't want Scotland to leave the European Union because that's not what Scotland voted for. | "But I think it is an important point that I have got to stress here is, I don't want Scotland to Brexit, I don't want Scotland to leave the European Union because that's not what Scotland voted for. |
| "My priority is to find ways of protecting Scotland's place in Europe. | "My priority is to find ways of protecting Scotland's place in Europe. |
| "And the UK negotiations, the UK discussions don't just have to have Scotland involved in that but have to have us involved in a way that allows us to get all of the options on the table and properly discussed. | "And the UK negotiations, the UK discussions don't just have to have Scotland involved in that but have to have us involved in a way that allows us to get all of the options on the table and properly discussed. |
| "So that is what I will be seeking to achieve and I hope the new PM is open to that." | "So that is what I will be seeking to achieve and I hope the new PM is open to that." |
| 'I believe in the Union' | |
| Mrs May officially took on the post of PM after meeting the Queen at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. | |
| In her first address outside 10 Downing Street, she said: "David Cameron has led a one nation government and it is in that spirit that I also plan to lead. | |
| "Not everybody knows this, but the full title of my party is the Conservative and Unionist Party. And that word unionist is very important to me - it means we believe in the union, the precious, precious bond between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. " | |
| She added: "But it means something else which is just as important, it means we believe in a union not just between the nations of the UK but between all of our citizens, every one of us - whoever we are, and wherever we are from." |