Andy Burnham: “We are not fair-weather friends, we will be there in Ukraine's hour of need and that won't change.”

I am utterly determined to prove wrong the SNP leader’s prediction that I will be the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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

Let's accept there's a different view there, and then work on what we can work on together, what we can agree on.

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.