Stephen Flynn: “The SNP, as far as I'm concerned, is the pressure group for independence.”

It can’t have been an easy summer for the Secretary of State for Scotland losing his title as the most unpopular politician in Scottish Labour.

There is no shortcut. There is no political wheeze that can change the task ahead of us.

Our message to Andy Burnham is simple. If he believes the United Kingdom status quo is worth saving – then bring it on, and let the people of Scotland decide.

But with the weight of Scottish public opinion moving to our cause – we will see that final lap through.