Anas Sarwar: “This is a fight for the heart and soul of our nation.”

If he emerges as the leader of the Labour Party, if he emerges as our next prime minister, I hope that same level of hope, heart and energy that he’s demonstrated in Greater Manchester, as he did in the Makerfield by-election, is something…

I say to the SNP, if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.

Looking back over the last five years, I am hugely proud of the work we have done since I became Scottish Labour leader.

Britain has phenomenal talent – people bursting with ideas and energy, an entrepreneurial spirit and potential that needs unlocked and unleashed.