GLASGOW - Scotland's and Wales's first ministers have told Andy Burnham that decisions on local devolution rest solely with their own parliaments, according to a report by The Guardian. The Guardian said the message followed talks in Glasgow between Burnham and John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth.
The Guardian reported that the first ministers' position answers the prime minister's push to extend "English-style regional powers" across the United Kingdom. According to the outlet's summary, Swinney and ap Iorwerth said that devolving power further is "up to Holyrood and Senedd" and not Westminster. Holyrood is the seat of the Scottish Parliament, and the Senedd is the Welsh Parliament.
The Guardian's summary does not say whether any agreement was reached at the Glasgow talks, and it does not describe Burnham's response to the first ministers. The summary also does not state what office Burnham holds, so the material available does not confirm his role in the government's proposals.
The Guardian credited Peter Walker, Bethan McKernan and Andrew Sparrow with the report. The summary is cut off partway through its account of the talks, so further details in the full article were not available for this story.