Andy Burnham: “I will take my responsibilities fully to fund the defence investment plan, if I am in the position to do so, I will take…”

We obviously have close conversations with our US counterparts, and what I’m going to do is build that bridge and make sure that we’re still all working together to support Ukraine.

During my first week in office, I told the First Minister that I wanted to work with him to spread opportunities to communities across Scotland's regions and cities.

It is quite clear once again to the world who the aggressor is in this conflict, and we will use whatever influence we have got as the UK to bring the parties together behind President Zelensky and Ukraine.

Through No 10 North, we are rewiring the state and I want to make sure regions in Scotland are fully part of this.