Douglas Alexander: “I believe Tony Blair taught us a lot about the world. I think he taught us more about ourselves. His speech was…”

I’m careful in what I say publicly because we don’t want to make the same mistakes as our Conservative predecessors, which led to the whole programme being delayed as a consequence of judicial challenge.

Our predecessors, the Conservatives, made such a mess of the process of approval, both for Jackdaw and Rosebank, that they ended up in court.

What Andy wants is a national conversation about Brexit and about our relationship with the European Union.

The Prime Minister’s offer to the Scottish Government is a genuine one, and the Scotland Office is ready to roll up its sleeves alongside them to make it happen.