Glasgow. Smile!

Good Friday morning—Sam Blewett—details a key Scotland meeting amid debate over regional devolution. In Glasgow, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham plans to use today’s National Economic Council meeting in Scotland to make an “offer” to the first ministers of Scotland and Wales, urging them to “put politics aside” and pursue “regional empowerment.” The piece notes the proposal would fall short of full-blown devolution—independence—which John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth want. It also highlights the timing: Burnham meets Swinney for the first time since a Labour conference speech that singled out the SNP. Reports say No.10 will broadcast Burnham’s opening remarks and issue readouts, with Swinney speaking afterward.