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| Nicola Sturgeon calls for Brexit process 'pause' | Nicola Sturgeon calls for Brexit process 'pause' |
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| Nicola Sturgeon has called for a "short pause" in the Brexit process to allow a UK-wide position to be worked out. | Nicola Sturgeon has called for a "short pause" in the Brexit process to allow a UK-wide position to be worked out. |
| Scotland's first minister wants the country's devolved governments and major political parties to be involved in the process. | Scotland's first minister wants the country's devolved governments and major political parties to be involved in the process. |
| Formal talks between the UK and EU are due to begin on 19 June. | Formal talks between the UK and EU are due to begin on 19 June. |
| But Ms Sturgeon argued that the instability caused by last week's election result meant the UK's approach to the negotiations had to change. | But Ms Sturgeon argued that the instability caused by last week's election result meant the UK's approach to the negotiations had to change. |
| She wants membership of the European single market and the customs union to be "at the heart" of a new way forward despite Theresa May insisting the country will leave both. | |
| And Ms Sturgeon has called for the rights of EU nationals living in the UK to be guaranteed with immediate effect. | |
| The election saw Conservatives lose their majority in the House of Commons, with the prime minister now attempting to secure a deal which would see the Democratic Unionist Party support her minority government. | |
| The SNP won 35 seats in the election, down 21 on the 56 MPs it returned in 2015 but still enough to give the party a majority of the seats in Scotland. | The SNP won 35 seats in the election, down 21 on the 56 MPs it returned in 2015 but still enough to give the party a majority of the seats in Scotland. |
| Ms Sturgeon's previous call for a special deal to keep Scotland in the single market was rejected by the UK government, prompting her to demand a second independence referendum when the Brexit process was formally triggered in March. | Ms Sturgeon's previous call for a special deal to keep Scotland in the single market was rejected by the UK government, prompting her to demand a second independence referendum when the Brexit process was formally triggered in March. |
| The first minister has since admitted the issue of another referendum was a factor in last Thursday's vote, and stated the party would reflect on its plans amid calls for it to be taken off the table. | The first minister has since admitted the issue of another referendum was a factor in last Thursday's vote, and stated the party would reflect on its plans amid calls for it to be taken off the table. |
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| She has turned her focus to the UK's Brexit approach as political leaders, including Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson and Scottish Secretary David Mundell, called for more consensus on Brexit. | |
| Speaking on Saturday, Ms Davidson said: 'I want to ensure that we can look again at issues like Brexit which we know we are now going to have to get cross-party support for. | |
| "And move to a consensus within the country about what it means and what we seek to achieve as we leave." | |
| Ms Sturgeon's proposals include the involvement of the devolved governments in the negotiations, and the re-establishment of the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) on EU Negotiations. | |
| She also wants a cross-party advisory group to be set up, including representatives from the devolved administrations, to agree a new position for the UK and oversee the Brexit negotiations. | She also wants a cross-party advisory group to be set up, including representatives from the devolved administrations, to agree a new position for the UK and oversee the Brexit negotiations. |
| Ms Sturgeon argued that the Scottish government's "compromise position" - that the UK would leave the EU but remain in the single market and that the Scottish government should be at the negotiating table - was "endorsed by the electorate in the election and provides a blue print for a new UK position". | Ms Sturgeon argued that the Scottish government's "compromise position" - that the UK would leave the EU but remain in the single market and that the Scottish government should be at the negotiating table - was "endorsed by the electorate in the election and provides a blue print for a new UK position". |
| 'Uncertain time' | 'Uncertain time' |
| She said: "In what is a very unstable situation for the UK government it is essential that time is taken to secure a consensus over the approach to Brexit negotiations. | She said: "In what is a very unstable situation for the UK government it is essential that time is taken to secure a consensus over the approach to Brexit negotiations. |
| "The Tories hard Brexit plan has been rejected and we cannot allow the Brexit negotiations to become hostage to the inability of either the Tories or Labour to command a clear majority. | "The Tories hard Brexit plan has been rejected and we cannot allow the Brexit negotiations to become hostage to the inability of either the Tories or Labour to command a clear majority. |
| "It is imperative that we now build a cross party, all government approach to Brexit that will protect all of our interests at this highly uncertain time. | "It is imperative that we now build a cross party, all government approach to Brexit that will protect all of our interests at this highly uncertain time. |
| "The strongest possible position in the Brexit negotiations will be one that is backed by all parties and all governments across the UK." | "The strongest possible position in the Brexit negotiations will be one that is backed by all parties and all governments across the UK." |
| Speaking on Sunday, Mr Mundell pledged to "forge a much more constructive relationship" with the Scottish government as he was reappointed as Secretary of State for Scotland. | Speaking on Sunday, Mr Mundell pledged to "forge a much more constructive relationship" with the Scottish government as he was reappointed as Secretary of State for Scotland. |
| Mr Mundell had been the country's lone Scottish Conservative MP before 12 of his colleagues were elected on Thursday, giving the party its best result in Scotland since 1983. | Mr Mundell had been the country's lone Scottish Conservative MP before 12 of his colleagues were elected on Thursday, giving the party its best result in Scotland since 1983. |
| He said: "We need to secure the right Brexit deal for Scotland and the whole of the UK, and we also need focus on how we bring back powers from Brussels in a way that works best for the Scottish economy. | He said: "We need to secure the right Brexit deal for Scotland and the whole of the UK, and we also need focus on how we bring back powers from Brussels in a way that works best for the Scottish economy. |
| "We need to work closely with the Scottish government, and to do that effectively we will need to forge a much more constructive relationship, one based not on politics and press releases but on what is best for Scotland. | "We need to work closely with the Scottish government, and to do that effectively we will need to forge a much more constructive relationship, one based not on politics and press releases but on what is best for Scotland. |
| "I'm confident that can happen. My door is open and I hope, now the election is over, we can reset the relationship between Scotland's two governments." | "I'm confident that can happen. My door is open and I hope, now the election is over, we can reset the relationship between Scotland's two governments." |