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Nicola Sturgeon told EU head Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier that she wants Scotland to avoid an “extreme Brexit” and stay in the European single market

So Nicola goes all the way to Brussels, for a 45-minute meeting, with a man who is already on public record as saying he will only negotiate with the UK Government, and she has achieved what exactly? What a diplomatic humiliation for her. – Claymore 64 That 45-minute meeting was shared with Corbyn and Carwyn Jones. She’d have had ten minutes max... still, not bad if you’ve nothing to say. – Freewheel If I were Mr Barnier, I would have had a tape recorder running. We all know [Sturgeon’s] propensity to betray supposed confidential discussions, don’t we? – Jocklandjohn I take it he knows she only represents one third of Scots so does not speak for Scots. – John3 Yet another day passes without Mrs Sturgeon doing the day job that she’s being extremely well paid by taxpayers to do. – Once in a Generation