Starmer has given in to the Labour left over Diane Abbott, says Sunak – as it happened

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SNP leader John Swinney has urged people to take part in a Scottish national service" by using the general election to vote Tory MPs out of office, PA Media reports.

Scotland's first minister said his party could remove the remaining rump of Tory MPs".