Scottish Leader Pushes Customs Union With EU Brexit Negotiator

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reiterated her goal for the U.K. to remain in the customs union and single market in a meeting with Michel Barnier, the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, in Brussels.

Sturgeon’s aim was to ensure that the EU understands Scotland’s concerns, according to a statement from her office. She said in an interview with Politico after the meeting that the EU was sympathetic to Scotland’s predicament after the nation voted to remain in the bloc and will be taken out because of decisions made elsewhere in the U.K.