The Scottish and UK Governments remain deadlocked over key Brexit legislation despite "positive" talks between ministers.

Deputy first minister John Swinney said the discussions had been "constructive" but emphasised the Scottish Government still considers the current draft of the EU Withdrawal Bill to be a "blatant power grab".

He and Scotland's Brexit minister Michael Russell met the UK's first secretary of state Damian Green along with Scottish secretary David Mundell for the meeting in Whitehall on Monday.

Green had earlier said it was "time to get serious" about the draft bill.

After the talks, he said he was "cautiously optimistic" the two parties could find a way forward.

Nicola Sturgeon's government insists that as it stands it cannot approve the legislation, which would transpose EU law into British law but would also lead to responsibilities currently held in devolved areas being initially transferred to Westminster.

The UK Government says EU law intersects with devolved competence at Holyrood in 111 policy areas but argues returning these powers wholesale to Scotland without a common approach could disrupt the UK's internal market, damaging businesses and consumers.

The Scottish and Welsh devolved administrations have jointly proposed a number of changes they want to be made - and say if they are not made they can not recommend legislative consent.