Nicola Sturgeon has accused the UK Government of "undermining devolution" after a four nation covid summit failed to produce any concrete results.
The First Minister joined her Welsh and Northern Irish counterparts for a virtual discussion with Downing Street earlier today to debate such issues as extending furlough and vaccine supply.
But despite "frank" discussions lasting several hours between Boris Johnson and the devolved leaders there no final agreed strategy was produced - but those present did agree to meet again soon to discuss how best for the UK to emerge from the pandemic.
Boris Johnson told the meeting while there are divergent views on the UK's constitutional future, the differences should not prevent those who attended from working together to ensure a strong recovery for all parts of the country.
In a statement, Sturgeon said: “We are of course willing to work together on recovery from the pandemic, but the UK Government needs to listen and act on key Scottish Government concerns.
“Because of the powers that rest in Westminster the decisions the UK Government takes have a major impact on the kind of fair recovery we are trying to build in Scotland."
The SNP leader added: “I sought assurances that there would be no return to the cruel and damaging austerity of the past and that furlough and the £20 uplift in Universal Credit will be extended.
"The proof of the worth of this meeting depends on whether the UK Government takes these issues seriously and responds accordingly.
“This meeting also took place at a time when the UK Government is undermining devolution through the Internal Market Act and diverting funding away from the Scottish Parliament.
"This has to stop and instead the UK Government needs to start treating the Scottish Government and other devolved governments as equal partners.”
Scottish secretary Alister Jack, one of those present for the UK Government, said nothing had been ruled out when asked about whether the furlough scheme could be extended after September.
The Tory MP told the BBC: "What we've said is we have an open mind, as we've had in the past where we've extended it.
"We have an open mind as to the situation we find ourselves in now."
He added: "Who knows where we'll be at the end of September. I hope we will have opened up all of our businesses across the UK, and will be in a much better place, but if a variant comes and gets round the vaccine it effectively puts us back to square one."
