Scotland and Westminster join forces on vaping, rail and renting reform
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6P9E6)
Deputy first minister welcomes new approach but SNP colleague Stephen Flynn calls king's speech timid'
The Scottish and UK governments have agreed to collaborate on new measures to control vaping, nationalise railways and ban landlords from barring families on benefits from housing.
Kate Forbes, Scotland's deputy first minister, said her government welcomed the new approach, which follows years of repeated confrontations between the Scottish National party government and the Conservatives at Westminster.
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