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Violent mobs targeting people because of the colour of their skin have no place in our city and do not reflect Glasgow or its values.

The government will work to ensure the credibility of upcoming examinations as quickly as possible.

Our examination system must be reliable. Our examination system must be transparent. Our examination system must make maximum use of technology.

I really hope that this is the beginning of a serious, lasting effort to end the social care catastrophe.

The chancellor's position is clear. My position is clear. During my brief period of freedom on the backbenches, I was also clear we need to invest more in our defence.

I genuinely think when this period of history is written, Europe will thank President Trump for shaking us out of our complacency and forcing us to stand on our own two feet and end the period of over-reliance on the United States for…

I don't know him, but I do trust the United States. We're in first impressions territory. I've not even been in the job a week.

I would be doing this no matter what party I was sitting in, and I really hope the campaign itself is not diminished because people want to use it as a weapon to make it party political.

How can we talk about bad sex if we can't talk about good sex?

A significant part of sex between people is communication and it is pleasure. And one of the ways we can get pleasure is through the use of sex toys.

It's really important - that when somebody else tries to grab the microphone and diminish what you're doing - you grab it back.

I think if some of my colleagues - who should be some of the most progressive MPs that there are - are finding it amusing, then I look forward to seeing the goodness that will come off the back of the campaign.

It is essential people avoid the affected areas for safety reasons and to allow responders to focus on tackling the wildfire.

This remains a major and serious incident, so it is still extremely important that people follow the advice of emergency services and the Cairngorms National Park.

The latest update I received on the situation in the Cairngorms shows an improved picture, however, as we have already seen, events can change very quickly due to the weather conditions.

A request has been made today to the UK Government for military assistance in aerial support that can be used to supplement existing resources that are being deployed to tackle the Cairngorms wildfire and we await a response.

The easiest way to do this is for Scotland to be an independent member state of the EU and that’s still my ambition.

If you think it’s good for Gibraltar’s economy and good for its citizens, if you think Northern Ireland is getting the best of both worlds, we are acknowledging the damage that has been done.