Michael Marra: “I can let that slide off, but I would be lying if I said that doesn't concern me.”

Labour is changing lives for the better across the UK and making the big arguments about the future of the country.

In 2015 Nicola Sturgeon said closing the attainment gap between the richest and the poorest pupils was her top priority and appointed John Swinney to do it.

We urgently need clarity from the SNP government about their reforms, and a commitment that it will mean more powers and more funding for local communities.

Councils have been underfunded and too often Labour councillors have been the last line of defence for local services in the teeth of cuts handed out from Holyrood.