John Swinney: “However, Scotland is a nation and not a region, and there has now been a pro-independence majority in Holyrood for four…”

We will back them with a new three-year £30 million Scotland Together Fund to give them the tools they need to push back the tide of racism in Scotland.

I’m all for the Scottish Parliament having as many powers as it possibly can do, and I’ll work constructively to make sure we bring all those powers to Scotland.

Conference, because we won the election – and because we won the trust of people in Scotland - we can now do two things: improve people’s lives here and now, and build the best possible future by delivering Scottish independence.

The Prime Minister is very welcome in Scotland and I’ll be interested to hear what he’s got to say.