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PM attends the BIC plenary meeting

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PM attends the BIC plenary meeting

PM attends the BIC plenary meeting

Scotland's Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, Scotland's First Minister John Swinney, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Taoiseach Simon Harris, sit down with leaders from the Council's eight Member Administrations for the plenary meeting during the British-Irish Council (BIC) summit in Edinburgh.

Formed in the wake of the Good Friday Agreement, this will be the 42nd meeting of the intergovernmental forum.

Report by Gluszczykm.

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