Rishi Sunak to travel to Scotland to meet Nicola Sturgeon in effort to repair bad relations

• British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will fly to Scotland on Thursday.
• He will meet with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for a private working dinner.
• The two are set to talk about Scotland’s gender changes.

In an effort to repair the bad relations between the two countries, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will fly to Scotland on Thursday and meet with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for a private working dinner.

Sunak travels to Scotland for the first time since assuming office in October, and he does so at a time when both nations are dealing with widespread strikes, high inflation, and a cost-of-living problem.

The two are set to talk about Scotland’s gender changes and Sturgeon’s campaign for a second Scottish independence referendum, as well as the economy and Britain’s under-pressure National Health Service.

The unofficial discussions, according to Sunak’s office, would build on their in-person meeting at the British-Irish Council in November, which the British leader referred to as an opportunity to mend fences.

Also scheduled to be announced on Friday is the release of UK government funds for the development of highly skilled green jobs in Scotland.

“It is expected that the meetings ahead of Friday’s joint announcement will focus on the shared challenges that people in Scotland and across the rest of the UK face – and how both governments can co-operate meaningfully to ensure that they are jointly delivering for people, their families, and communities,” Sunak’s office said in a statement.

Relations with Sturgeon have gotten warmer under Sunak. She had criticized Liz Truss, his predecessor, for not even calling her during her turbulent seven weeks in office.

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