Maree Todd: “Only Scotland could have done this in the world.”

It is a glaring gap that in 100 years there hasn’t been an African-hosted Commonwealth Games and I think Scotland has played a part in making that a possibility.

We want Scotland’s maternity services to be as safe as they possibly can be and for women and families to have absolute confidence that, wherever they are in the country, they’ll present for care and get a high quality care, as you would…

I hear directly from athletes how much it means to them to represent Scotland on the world stage, and the Commonwealth Games, for many of our athletes, is the only opportunity for that to happen.

I have publicly called for the decision to be reversed and for the male councillors involved in this decision to resign from the licensing committee.