Starmer vows to govern Scotland with ‘mandate for change’ as Braverman warns of Reform threat to Tories - live

Sir Keir Starmer kicked off his UK-wide tour with a speech from Edinburgh alongside Scottish Labour Anas Sarwar.

The new prime minister vowed to govern all four nations with a “mandate for change” and deliver for the people of Scotland, where he secured 37 Labour MPs.

He is set to met First Minister John Swinney in an effort to “turn disagreement into co-operation” with the SNP.

While the Tories recover from the historic election defeat, Suella Braverman admitted Reform UK could kill off the Conservatives after Nigel Farage managed to secure five seats in parliament .

The former home secretary claimed the Tories are experiencing an “existential crisis with Reform ” and blamed Rishi Sunak ’s “idiotic strategy” for their worst-ever defeat in the general election.

On the third day a Labour government , Labour cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds ruled out introducing digital ID cards after Tony Blair called for their use to help control migration.

The business secretary initially said the government would be “looking at all sorts of things” and he did not want to pre-empt the plan, but in a later interview he ruled it out.