John McLellan

Those leaping to the defence of Sir Keir Starmer, his wife, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Deputy PM Angela Rayner about designer apparel for access have very short memories, the whitabootery extending only to Conservative excesses, with the accompanying Labour indignation at the time conveniently forgotten.

As senior SNP sources suggest the party intends to abandon the council tax freeze and let local authorities “rip” with increases to balance the books, householders everywhere have a right to be very worried.