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I hated it. I hated being a government minister actually, I hated it.

There can be zero tolerance on antisemitism and Russell Findlay must be absolutely clear on this.

It is astonishing that the Tories will stand a former Nazi in England and we cannot allow this to happen here in Scotland.

I’m not giving him a national platform, he is standing to be a councillor in Somerset … it is a local platform looking at parking, sorting out bins … I have much higher thresholds for what it takes to be a Conservative MP.

This is an early-stage exercise and the study will focus on understanding the practical, technical and commercial considerations involved.

If we can secure preclearance in Scotland – because I would imagine there's other airports that would be very interested in that – I think that would be a really good thing, for the economy, for tourism.

It may well materialise that that's exactly what we choose to do.

I want to see Ferguson Marine succeed, and that requires continued investment, modernisation, support for the yard, and delivery of contracts.

If I recall correctly, I reckon that’s about one-third of the fleet will have been renewed. That's a huge investment.

You'd love to be able to do absolutely everything, but you have to prioritise. That's what we're going to be doing.

It's about being able to deliver for people in Scotland and to push forward with our agenda, which is making their lives better and making sure Scotland is independent.

When you're being asked by the First Minister of Scotland to do something, I think you have that intrinsic desire to say yes.

An independent Scotland can sign the anti-nuclear treaty and be a country where the lessons of Hiroshima are reflected with a firm and steadfast commitment to peace and nuclear disarmament.

Scotland deserves a future where our resources support our people and communities, not the profits of multi-national arms companies.

Westminster’s nuclear obsession does not have to be Scotland’s. We can keep our communities safe by removing Trident from the Clyde, and taking our place internationally as a country committed to peace and disarmament.

No government that genuinely believes in peace, human rights and international law should threaten the mass slaughter of civilians, putting our own communities at risk whilst lining the pockets of arms traders.

We are 81 years on and the new Prime Minister is doubling down on his dangerous and immoral policy, committing tens of billions of taxpayers’ money on submarines and nuclear warheads designed to inflict mass destruction.

Hiroshima showed the world the horrifying reality of nuclear warfare - the destruction of a city and the mass killing of innocent civilians.