The heads of the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments came together ahead of the opening of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has met the Scottish and Welsh first ministers ahead of the start of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Burnham spoke to John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth at a series of face-to-face meetings in Glasgow. Downing Street later said a second Scottish independence referendum was "off limits". Swinney said the new prime minister gave a commitment not to bypass Holyrood with his plans for further devolution of power, while ap Iorwerth said he set out the case for Wales to have parity of powers with Scotland. A Downing Street spokesperson said the prime minister congratulated Swinney and the city of Glasgow on hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games. However, the cross-government meetings were dominated by conversations about the relations between London, Edinburgh and Cardiff. The Downing Street statement said: "The conversation then turned to how the prime minister and first minister can work more closely together to build a model of devolution to improve people's lives across Scotland." Burnham was described as speaking about his hope that devolution could help re-industrialise the UK, "creating jobs, transforming high streets and reviving local economies."