Douglas Alexander: “The last 12 days have been extremely challenging for the teams on the ground tackling the wildfire and for those who…”

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.

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

Respect for devolution and a commitment to constructive joint working are central to our approach to rewiring the state and ensuring good growth in every postcode.

Conference just last Thursday, the SNP-led Glasgow City Council attempted to fire and rehire more than 20,000 of their employees. This is happening not in 1926, conference, not 1926, but in 2026 conference. The SNP should hang their heads…