Q Manivannan: “Edinburgh is stronger than hate. We will stand together as a community, united against those who seek to spread fear and…”

This clip has been clearly misrepresented and taken out of context from a much longer interview.

I am genuinely sorry to everyone who has been distressed, hurt or triggered by the clips, and by the discussion and coverage that has followed.

If we are to tackle rape and sexual violence we need to tackle wider issues in society, including the ways boys and men are socialised.

That's how it was received by the parliament, by pretty much every single other member of parliament who isn't in Reform, which is the one and extremely incredible thing that's happening in Holyrood right now," they said.