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The three remaining candidates in the Tory leadership race set out how they would strengthen the case for the Union in podcast hustings.

The party increased their councillor numbers by 20 and jumped back into second place in Scotland ahead of the Tories.

“I hope UK government accepts this Scottish government proposal (which is being made by the Welsh government too) and allow us to get on with offering sanctuary to those fleeing the war," Nicola Sturgeon has said.

"One of the motivations for my support for independence is to see Scotland play a bigger role, albeit as a small country, in building a more peaceful world, to be a progressive country that welcomes refugees," the first minister of Scotland said.

“If these proposals involve changing the law in devolved policy areas, then pressing ahead without the consent of the Scottish parliament would demonstrate yet again the UK government’s intent to undermine devolution," a senior Scottish minister has said.

A historian suggested that the government can only "hold the present" by "twisting history".

The poll "clearly shows how Scots do not believe the Prime Minister’s version of events and seem to be saying that they are less likely to vote Conservative as a consequence," Opinium's head of political polling said.

“Most Scots are appalled when they discover that private schools use their charitable status to avoid paying tax," a Scottish Greens MSP has said.

Scotland’s business growth in the private sector is at its lowest rate since April, according to new findings.