Douglas Alexander: “May I ask the chairman, did he not, as Attorney General of Alabama, advise the local district attorneys they could not…”

Let us be very clear from Liverpool – fire and rehire is a pernicious policy that is a scandalous way to treat any worker.

We’re already paying a real economic price for putting up new barriers to our European neighbours who, with almost half of total UK trade, remain easily our largest trading partners.

We are saying the time has come to think broadly about what should be our options.

I am fully committed to being Scotland's voice at the UK Government's Cabinet table, and to working in close alignment with the Prime Minister and parliamentary colleagues to deliver for Scotland within the UK.