Iris Duane: “Nobody, and I mean absolutely nobody, should be afraid of interacting with this fantastic city because of the colour of…”

There are 65 new MSPs. We’re all very much going with the flow… and yes, I am transgender, but that’s never been the most interesting thing about my life, and often isn’t something that comes into everyday life.

You know that we really need to be calling out that this is an odious level of reactionary politics, and that's basically what it is.

I think it’s really disappointing that we’ve seen stuff like this guidance come into place when the UK Government didn’t need to do as such.

I will be absolutely challenging the Government where appropriate to ensure that we get more houses built, that houses are cheaper, and that our rented sector is accessible to everyone.