Dave Doogan: “Andy Burnham must urgently set out how he can justify this at a time of increased spending on defence - or better yet…”

The SNP will call this party political stunt out for exactly what it is – a desperate attempt by Labour Party and Tory MPs to weaponise a taxpayer-funded Westminster committee to take pot shots at their political opponents.

The election in May shows that the public want their politicians to focus on the issues that really matter to voters like the cost of living and the NHS – not party political stunts.

Nigel Farage is a dangerous chancer, and it was only ever a matter of time before one of his many scandals caught up with him.

Andy Burnham is right to say Westminster has hoarded too much power and he is right to raise the question of where power lies in these islands, but he will never address the answer to that question by denying democracy to the Scottish…