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Devolved leaders gather for post-election meeting | Devolved leaders gather for post-election meeting |
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The political leaders of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are meeting in Edinburgh for the first time since the May elections. | |
The trilateral summit is being hosted by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond and his deputy Nicola Sturgeon. | |
Northern Ireland's First Minster Peter Robinson, his deputy Martin McGuinness and First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones are also taking part. | |
The leaders will discuss their shared agendas for the term ahead. | The leaders will discuss their shared agendas for the term ahead. |
The meeting is taking place at Bute House in Edinburgh. | |
Following elections in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales on 5 May, nine different parties are now involved in governing the UK. | Following elections in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales on 5 May, nine different parties are now involved in governing the UK. |
The Scottish National Party won an outright majority at Holyrood, while in Wales Plaid Cymru lost ground and Labour became the ruling party. | The Scottish National Party won an outright majority at Holyrood, while in Wales Plaid Cymru lost ground and Labour became the ruling party. |
In Northern Ireland, the two biggest parties, the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein, increased their number of seats at Stormont. | In Northern Ireland, the two biggest parties, the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein, increased their number of seats at Stormont. |
The new presiding officers have now been elected in each of the administrations, and the new legislators have been sworn in. | The new presiding officers have now been elected in each of the administrations, and the new legislators have been sworn in. |