Lib Dem leadership contenders have their eyes on a big prize

As the party’s contest nears, the Lib Dems and Labour are already calculating how to take seats from the Tories in 2024, writes Kate Devlin

MPs including Layla Moran (middle row, second from left), Christine Jardine (middle row, third from left), and Ed Davey (front and centre) (PA)

As the economy faces crisis and Boris Johnson begins the difficult process of bringing the UK out of lockdown, why has Keir Starmer said that Scotland is one of his “top” priorities?

The Scottish parliament elections are not scheduled to be held until next year, but their outcome is increasingly on the agenda at Westminster, and not just for Labour.

Sir Keir was frank about the job his party faces to achieve even second place in a part of the UK once described as a Labour fiefdom.