First Ministers of Wales and Scotland call on Theresa May to delay Brexit

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The First Ministers of Wales and Scotland have issued a joint statement calling on Theresa May to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit.

It comes as the Prime Minister heads to Brussels for crunch Brexit talks insisting that the UK must not be "trapped" in a backstop deal.

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First Minister Mark Drakeford said "there is now no time to waste".

Downing Street says Mrs May is "open to different ways" of achieving her objectives on the backstop. The PM will use the meetings to state that Parliament has sent "an unequivocal message that change is required".

One of the PM's key messages for EU leaders will be that the Commons has now made it clear it could support the Withdrawal Agreement as long as concerns about the backstop are addressed.