John Swinney: “I think, Presiding Officer, we should all take stock after the weekend and be very, very grateful for the tremendous…”

But ultimately, Scotland’s constitutional future should be a matter only for the people of Scotland.

The necessity for the policy remains absolutely the same.

The world has changed fundamentally since 2014. So has the UK, and so has Scotland.

I’m keen to make progress on an issue that is causing real hardship for members of the public.