Keir Starmer to hold emergency meeting after second night of unrest after Southport attack – live

2.23pm BST

At least a dozen police leaders have arrived for their meeting with the prime minister on Thursday afternoon.

The group entered 10 Downing Street and ignored questions from the gathered media about what they hoped to ask Keir Starmer , reports the PA news agency.

More police leaders are expected to arrive before the start of the meeting at 2.30pm.

2.12pm BST

Keir Starmer will a hold press conference at around 4pm today following his meeting with senior police chiefs about the disorder seen in London, Hartlepool and Manchester on Wednesday evening.

The Prime Minister will speak about the gathering with policing leaders and take questions from the media, after scenes of violent unrest.

Rioters clashed with police in Southport on Tuesday, attacking officers and setting a van on fire, following the fatal stabbing of three children in the Lancashire town on Monday.

2.02pm BST

The Scottish government should explore making its version of the winter fuel payment “more targeted” , the leader of Scottish Labour has said.

PA reports:

This week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the benefit would move from being universal to means-tested, sparking outrage in Scotland about a potential £160 million funding gap.

As part of the process of devolving social security, the Scottish government is due to take control of the benefit this winter.

Ministers have said the universality of the payment – which could be worth as much as £300 for pensioners – cannot be guaranteed.

But Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the announcement from the Chancellor presents an “opportunity” for the benefit in Scotland.

Speaking to journalists on a visit to a community project in Easterhouse, Glasgow, he said:

This is a new devolved benefit that’s going to come to Scotland this year now that the winter fuel payment is going to be devolved.

We have an opportunity to do that in a more progressive, fair way and I think the Scottish government should take that opportunity.

I don’t see the benefit in us giving a payment to those that frankly are millionaires and don’t need the money at a time when people are struggling to make ends meet and our public finances are in a difficult situation.

The MSP said he was “sympathetic” to those on the edges of receiving the benefit, who would likely lose out, adding he would work with the Scottish government to adjust the criteria north of the border if that was required.

1.34pm BST

The country needs to have a conversation about false information spread by the far right on social media , Hartlepool’s MP has said.

Jonathan Brash told BBC Radio 4’s World At One programme:

The conversation we need to start having is about the way these far-right groups are disseminating false information on social media.

Because I see it almost every single day – straight-up lies about these situations designed to cause violence, to incite racial hatred, to incite people to violence.

We have to deal with that situation because there is so much misinformation and it’s being spread quite deliberately to stoke tension in communities and ultimately it’s the communities that are suffering as a result.

He added that the unrest “is not in any way, shape or form reflective of Hartlepool, its people, its values”, and that many people have got in touch to “express their absolute disgust” at what was seen on the streets last night.

He said:

This has clearly been co-ordinated on social media earlier in the day, so it’s not clear what the mix was in terms of who was there.

Updated at 1.44pm BST

1.26pm BST

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has welcomed the interest rates cut , warning that “millions of people are still paying higher mortgage rates” following the 2022 mini-budget.

She said:

Homeowners will welcome this cut in interest rates, but I know that millions of people are still paying higher mortgage rates after the Conservatives mini-budget less than two years ago that sent interest rates and mortgage rates soaring.

That is why I am focused on taking the difficult decisions to fix the foundations of our economy so we can rebuild Britain and make every part of our country better off.

1.22pm BST

The Scottish Conservative party has published the timetable for its leadership election , after Douglas Ross stepped down during the general election campaign following a row about his last-minute attempt to win another Westminster seat. Ross had promised colleagues to focus on Holyrood in preparation for the 2026 Scottish parliament elections.

Although two candidates – current justice spokesperson and former journalist Russell Findlay and Brian Whittle, MSP and former Olympic sprinter – have already put themselves forward, the official process has now begun with nominations closing on Thursday 22 August, with candidates requiring the backing of 100 members. Ballots go out early September with the winner announced on Friday September 27.

This is of course well in advance of the UK party leadership contest, with the new leader not chosen until 2 November, and some concerns have been raised about whether this uncertainty will inhibit the Scottish contest, particularly when some MSPs have been pushing a discussion on whether the party should separate in some way from the UK party in order to cement a more distinctive centre-right identity in Scotland.

1.20pm BST

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said policymakers will remain “highly alert” to signs that inflation might increase.

Speaking at a press conference, Bailey said the UK has “truly come a long way in returning inflation to target”, but that some indicators like persistent services price inflation remain a risk factor.

He said:

We need to watch this very carefully. The Monetary Policy Committee continues to pay close attention to services inflation as an indicator of persistence in domestic inflationary pressures, along with a range of other economic indicators.

We need to put the period of high inflation firmly behind us. And we need to be careful not to cut rates too much or too quickly – all the while monitoring the evidence on how inflationary pressures are evolving.

Monetary policy will need to remain restrictive for sufficiently long until the risks to inflation remaining sustainably around the 2% target in the medium term have dissipated further.

Updated at 1.20pm BST

1.16pm BST

Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has suggested that Labour’s “inflation-busting public sector pay rises” could make it more difficult for the Bank of England to cut interest rates further.

He posted on X, formerly known as Twitter:

1.14pm BST

Former counter-terror chief accuses Nigel Farage of inciting Southport violence

A former counter-terrorism police chief has accused Nigel Farage of helping incite violence that broke out in Southport after the killing of three children in a knife attack this week.

Farage drew criticism from across the political spectrum for remarks he made in a video on Tuesday in which he questioned “whether the truth is being withheld from us” after the attack on Monday.

Neil Basu – a former senior Scotland Yard officer who was in charge of counter-terrorism from 2018 to 2021 – said there were “real world consequences” when public figures failed to “keep their mouth shut”.

“Nigel Farage is giving the EDL [English Defence League] succour, undermining the police, creating conspiracy theories, and giving a false basis for the attacks on the police,” he said, referring to the far-right, Islamophobic group whose supporters are believed to have been involved in the rioting in Southport.

“Has Nigel Farage condemned the violence? Has he condemned the EDL? Fomenting discord in society is what these people seem to exist for,” Basu added.

Farage said that it was “quite legitimate to ask questions”.

Others who criticised the Reform UK leader on Wednesday included the deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner , who said Farage had “a level of responsibility … and it’s not to stoke up what conspiracy theories or what you think might have happened”.

“There’s a responsibility to say the police are doing a difficult job, local authorities, all of the services that are on the ground,” she said in an interview on LBC.

“We have a responsibility to hold the community together and say let’s get the facts, and then let’s look at what the actual solutions are and what we can do about the horrific situation that we find ourselves in, not to stir up these fake news online.”

You can read the full piece by Vikram Dodd , Ben Quinn and Rowena Mason here:

Related: Former counter-terror chief accuses Farage of inciting Southport violence

1.05pm BST

The MP for Aldershot, Alex Baker , said she had been “liasing” with Hampshire police on Wednesday evening after a “significant incident at Potter’s international hotel in Aldershot”. Baker said this was due to a “peaceful protest” having “descended into intimidating behaviour”.

Posting on social media, Baker rebuked the violence, stating that there is “no justification for disorderly behaviour and the scenes do not represent Aldershot and Farnborough”.

She wrote:

I have visited the scene myself this evening and have been in touch with the chief inspector. This incident was exacerbated by people from outside our community who came here determined to cause unrest. I would like to pay tribute to the brave police officers who worked hard to restore order.

There is no justification for disorderly behaviour and the scenes do not represent Aldershot and Farnborough. We all support our shared right to peacefully protest, but we will not stand for people coming into our towns determined to stir up trouble and divide our community.”

In Manchester, local councillor John Flanagan posted on social media in responce to violence in the city on Wednesday, labelling those involved in the “sickening” incident as “mindless idiots”.

“I’d like to condemn these mindless thugs, attacking innocent men who are asylum seekers. They have been there for months and we have not had any issues or problems. They have been in a place of safety,” the councillor for Newton Heath said.

Flanagan added:

It’s sickening to think they are being targeted because of their race or their religion, and I hope this isn’t tied with the disgraceful scenes in Southport where a mosque was attacked last night.

These idiots are attacking innocent people. My initial reaction is to contact GMP and support them. The whole of the city and reasonable thinking people will be horrified and sickened by these actions. Idiots is too soft of a word – I hope the police use the full force of the law.

We cannot allow our country and our city to descend into anarchy, which seems to be being driven by madness on social media.”

It comes after violence erupted in Southport on Tuesday after a vigil for three girls killed in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club.

Updated at 1.11pm BST

12.49pm BST

The public will “pay the price with more strikes and higher taxes”, if Labour does not resolve industrial action by GPs, the Conservatives have said.

Shadow health secretary Victoria Atkins said:

After appeasing junior doctors with a budget-busting 22% pay rise, it comes as no surprise that other healthcare workers are feeling short-changed by the new Labour government.

Instead of caving in to unaffordable union demands, the Labour government must resolve this dispute or it is patients and the public who will pay the price with more strikes and higher taxes.”

12.41pm BST

The leader of the Unite trade union criticised the interest rate decision as being “too little, too late from the Bank of England” for working families.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:

Interest rates still stand at historic highs and this small cut will offer little help to workers struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and record housing costs.

Decisive action from both the Bank of England and government is urgently needed, including a clear roadmap for future rate cuts and a programme of serious investment in our public services and industry to get us out of this crisis.”

12.27pm BST

Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates to 5%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson, Sarah Olney said:

There is finally light at the end of the tunnel for homeowners but sadly for millions the damage has already been done. Families across the country are already paying off sky high mortgage bills. The country is still reeling from Liz Truss’ disastrous mini-budget and years of economic failure under the Conservatives.

Today must serve as a reminder that governments should never treat budgets as an economic experiment for wild policies. We need a return to sound economics and stability after years of Conservative chaos and mismanagement.”

12.11pm BST

The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 5% at its August monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, the first reduction of the UK’s base rate in four years, reports the PA news agency.

In a finely balanced decision, five committee members voted in favour of cutting rates, versus four who preferred to keep them unchanged.

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said: “Inflationary pressures have eased enough that we’ve been able to cut interest rates today.”

Bailey, alongside policymakers Sarah Breeden , Swati Dhingra , Clare Lombardelli and Dave Ramsden voted in favour, while Megan Greene , Jonathan Haskel , Catherine Mann and Huw Pill voted to maintain the base rate at 5.25%.

The MPC indicated that continued progress on slowing wage growth and reducing services price inflation helped prompt the decision.

The Bank of England also announced on Thursday that it expects the UK economy to grow 1.25% this year, higher than its last forecast. But, it has kept its outlook for 2025 the same at 1%.

Related: Bank of England cuts interest rates to 5% in narrow vote

Updated at 12.25pm BST

11.57am BST

For the latest episode of Politics Weekly UK , John Harris talks to the Guardian correspondent Hannah Al-Othman , who has been reporting from Southport.

Harris also speaks to political editor, Pippa Crerar , about her exclusive report on bullying allegations against the Conservative party leadership frontrunner Kemi Badenoch .

You can listen to the podcast here:

Related: Are Southport riots a sign of our political future? Politics Weekly UK - podcast

Updated at 12.01pm BST

11.42am BST

The British Medication Association (BMA ) said action by GPs in England will be a “slow burn” rather than a “big bang”.

Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer , chair of the BMA’s GP committee for England (GPCE) , said:

This will not be a ‘big bang’. It will be a slow burn. It’s likely that impact may not be felt for some time. We hope this will give the new government time to consider our proposed solutions including fixing our contract once and for all.

General practice should be the front door of the NHS, not the doormat. We don’t want to have to take this next step, but must if we’re to stop our services from collapsing completely.”

She added:

We had a huge response to this ballot, and the results are clear – GPs are at the end of their tether. This is an act of desperation. For too long, we’ve been unable to provide the care we want to.

We are witnessing general practice being broken. The era of the family doctor has been wiped out by recent consecutive governments and our patients are suffering as a result.”

Updated at 11.45am BST

11.19am BST

English GPs to stage industrial action over 1.9% budget increase

GPs in England are to stage industrial action for the first time in 60 years amid a row over funding, a move that experts have warned could have a catastrophic effect on the entire healthcare system.

In a ballot run by the British Medical Association (BMA) , family doctors voted in favour of taking collective action in protest at the previous government increasing their budget by only 1.9% this year.

The disruption is likely to begin immediately and could last months.

GP partners will be able to choose what form of industrial actions to take from a selection set out by the BMA, the Guardian understands, and could bring the NHS to a standstill.

One option is to limit the number of patients GPs will see each day to 25. They may choose to stop performing work they are not formally contracted to do, and they could ignore “rationing” restrictions by “prescribing whatever is in the patient’s best interest”.

The development poses an enormous headache for Wes Streeting , the health secretary, just three days after he resolved a long-running pay dispute with junior doctors.

Junior doctors’ leaders in England agreed to a new pay deal with the government on Monday, which could lead to their wages rising by 22.3% over two years.

The last time GPs took “collective action” was in 1964 when family doctors collectively handed in undated resignations to the Wilson government. This led to changes including the Family Doctor Charter of 1965.

The BMA has said the new GP contract, which will increase funding for services by 1.9% in 2024-25, means many surgeries will struggle to stay financially viable. Patient groups have said industrial action would be “selfish” and warned that GPs risked harming those in need of care and losing the public’s support.

You can read the full piece here:

Related: English GPs to stage industrial action over 1.9% budget increase

11.16am BST

The leader of Edinburgh city council has called on first minister John Swinney to intervene and prevent refuse workers from taking strike action during the Scottish capital’s busy summer festival period, reports the PA news agency.

Cammy Day warned the eight-day strike later this month, announced by three local government unions, will be a “tough time” for the council, adding “the impact will not be pleasant over the festival time”.

Having already warned strikes could lead to a “stinking Scottish summer”, the unions Unison , Unite and the GMB all announced waste and recycling staff will walk out over pay from 5am on Wednesday 14 August to 4.59am on Thursday 22 August, with 26 of Scotland’s 32 councils affected.

According to the PA news agency, the action comes after the unions rejected the 3.2% pay rise offered, which local government body Cosla insisted was at the limit of affordability for councils.

A similar strike in 2022 was only resolved when the Scottish government stepped in and provided additional funding for council workers’ pay.

With the unions insisting the offer is less than that being made to their counterparts in England, Day urged Scottish ministers to “find that little more to avert strike action”.

He told BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme:

It is now time for John Swinney or his cabinet secretary to intervene with a solution, that is what we are waiting for.

Twenty-six councils will have strike action in two weeks’ time, and the only resolution to that will be if Cosla and the Scottish government can work with the trade unions to find a solution.

What we’re asking is for Cosla and the Scottish government to get round that table and find that little more to avert strike action across the 26 councils all over Scotland.”

The Labour councillor insisted local authorities are not able to stump up more cash themselves, saying the 3.2% offer was already a stretch for many of them and “any more would mean reductions and cuts in services from local government”.

Talks took place on Tuesday involving Scottish finance secretary Shona Robison , Cosla leaders and the unions.

The PA news agency reports that while no new deal was agreed Robison said afterwards that her officials will work with local government to “understand what an improved negotiating envelope may look like”.

Day said his understanding is the unions “expect no less than the national settlement, which was around 4%”.

He added:

I think we are nearly there, but local governments across Scotland are stretched to their maximum and we need the government, as they have done the last few years, to support local government and our trade unions and Cosla to find that little bit more and avert strike action.”

11.01am BST

Hartlepool’s Labour MP Jonathan Brash said he was “appalled” by the disorder in the town on Wednesday night.

Speaking on Murray Street, where a clean-up operation was taking place, he told the PA news agency:

Businesses had their windows smashed, cars burnt out, this behaviour doesn’t represent the Hartlepool people. I know people will wake up and be absolutely appalled by what they see on social media and elsewhere.

The police have done a fantastic job, I will speak again to them today about what we do going forward to ensure that this won’t happen again.”

10.56am BST

UK must apply existing Brexit deals before any reset in relations, says EU

Brussels has warned the UK that it must fully apply the existing Brexit deals on EU citizens and Northern Ireland before it will entertain a reset in the relationship with London.

A leaked document reported by the Financial Times lists eight demands of the new Labour government in order to “demonstrate the real UK government commitment” to a good-faith reset of the relationship with the EU.

EU leaders have said they are “open minded” about the future relationship with the UK, and Germany has said it is enthusiastic about a youth mobility deal.

They have also raised the possibility of a new EU-UK agreement that could encompass deals on mutual recognition of professional qualifications and other low-hanging fruit.

But the document, written by the European Commission and not diplomats, reflects the deep scars left by the previous government’s approach to the EU, with bloc sources telling the Guardian that the Brexit deal itself was not up for renegotiation.

The European Commission’s concerns were reportedly raised by the EU vice-president, Maroš Šefčovič , at his first meeting with the new EU relations minister, Nick Thomas-Symonds , in Brussels two weeks ago.

Brussels has specifically told the UK it must change the Home Office’s approach to EU citizens who had been in the UK for fewer than five years before Brexit.

You can read the full piece here:

Related: UK must apply existing Brexit deals before any reset in relations, says EU

10.45am BST

The chancellor, Rachel Reeves , has been sent an open letter by 22 charities calling on her to urgently review the change to the winter fuel payment for older people.

On Monday Reeves, announced a package of measures designed to close a £22bn hole in the public finances she said was “covered up” by the Conservative government. Among them was a surprise removal of winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners.

Reeves announced that the winter fuel payment would no longer be universal in England and Wales, and that only pensioners on means-tested benefits would qualify for it this winter. This would take it away from about 10 million people. The payments are devolved, so Scotland and Northern Ireland will make their own rules.

Reeves said the government would continue to provide winter fuel payments worth £200 to households receiving pension credit or £300 to households in receipt of pension credit with someone over the age of 80.

In the letter, the organisations say:

“Linking the qualification of the winter fuel payment to whether an older person receives pension credit could mean up to 1.2 million older people on low incomes miss out on even more vital financial support. As a result, many of them will inevitably be pushed further into poverty

Restricting the winter fuel payment this autumn does not give the UK government time to significantly boost pension credit take-up to a level that would reduce some of the side-effects of this measure. It will leave many older people on low incomes facing a cold and dangerous winter.”

Independent Age , one of the charities leading the call, argues that pension credit has a low take-up of just 63%, “meaning up to 1.2 million older people who are eligible will now miss out on this additional support”.

Morgan Vine , head of policy and influencing at Independent Age said:

It is not an overstatement to warn that, in its current form, this sudden change puts lives as risk. Too many people on a low income now face an uncertain winter where their budgets are even more stretched and will be forced to make dangerous and stressful decisions.

While we understand that the UK government must make difficult decisions, this is too much, too soon. We urge the chancellor to not make this change now, and instead ensure every older person has an adequate income to avoid financial hardship before removing the winter fuel payment. Any less risks serious consequences for older people in poverty.”

The charity has invited members of the public to email their MP to ask for a halt to the changes.

Updated at 10.49am BST

10.27am BST

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said there is “no place for criminality on our streets” as he described scenes in London last night as “completely unacceptable”.

Pledging his full support for the Metropolitan police to take action against those “intent on violence, causing disorder and spreading division in our city”, he added:

At this time of rising tensions, we all have a responsibility to pull together and reject hateful narratives, and ensure our towns and cities are safe and welcoming for everyone.

In London, our diversity is our greatest strength and we will always stand united against those spreading hate and division.”

10.17am BST

Kemi Badenoch asked to use taxpayers’ money to pay for holiday flight, sources claim

Kemi Badenoch asked officials to pay for a holiday flight with taxpayers’ money to the US while in government but was rebuffed by her former department’s top civil servant, the Guardian understands.

Officials at the department for business and trade (DBT) ended up booking her travel to Texas for a family holiday in February last year, sources claimed, although the former cabinet minister covered the cost herself.

The ministerial code states that ministers are expected to uphold the highest standards of propriety and must not ask civil servants to act in conflict with their own code of conduct, including with public funds.

Badenoch had travelled to Mexico for an official visit to discuss the UK’s bid to join the CPTPP Indo-Pacific trade bloc, of which Mexico was a founding member, as well as bilateral trade with the country. Her business class flight there was covered by her department.

But before travelling, she asked the office of DBT permanent secretary, Gareth Davies , whether the department would pick up the bill for a flight to Dallas, where she was holidaying with her family, as the overall cost was lower than a business class return from Mexico.

Her request was refused amid concerns that a taxpayer funded detour would be hard to explain unless it was for official business, even if the flight was cheaper. The DBT said it was normal for permanent secretaries to advise on what was appropriate.

Sources close to Badenoch said she had been due to fly to Texas for an official visit with the state governor, Greg Abbott , to discuss a state-level trade agreement, but when the timings did not work out she covered the cost herself.

However, evidence seen by the Guardian suggests the former minister did ask the department to try to find a way to fund the flight even when there was no official reason for the trip.

Badenoch’s private holiday came within days of the trade department merging with the business department.

You can read the full exclusive report here:

Related: Kemi Badenoch asked to use taxpayers’ money to pay for holiday flight, sources claim

10.08am BST

Keir Starmer will host senior police leaders in Downing Street on Thursday afternoon after a second night of violent unrest across England.

The prime minister is expected to stress to police chiefs that those who perpetrate violence and “sow hatred” should be met with “the full force of the law”.

The meeting comes after a 17-year-old boy was charged with the murders of three girls. Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Bebe King, six, were fatally stabbed on Monday at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on Hart Street in Southport, Merseyside.

Eight other children suffered knife wounds, with five of them in a critical condition. Two adults were also critically injured.

The accused has been remanded in custody to appear on Thursday at Liverpool magistrates’ court.

The incident sparked violent unrest in London, Hartlepool and Manchester overnight on Wednesday, while a demonstration in Aldershot led to a tense standoff with riot police. Far-right demonstrations were organised after false claims that the attack was carried out by a Muslim asylum seeker who crossed the Channel in a small boat gained traction on social media.

At the meeting Starmer is expected to praise officers’ bravery in dealing with the incident in Southport and its aftermath, and commit to working in partnership with police forces across the UK to stop “mindless violence”.

In London, more than 100 people were arrested after protesters in Whitehall launched beer cans and glass bottles at police and threw flares at the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square.

You can read the full piece here:

Related: Keir Starmer to meet police leaders as Southport attack leads to violent unrest

10.03am BST

Keir Starmer to meet police leaders as Southport attack leads to violent unrest

Good morning and welcome to the Guardian’s latest UK politics live blog. I’m Amy and I’ll be bringing you the latest updates today.

The prime minister, Keir Starmer , is to hold an emergency meeting with senior police officers in Downing Street after a second night of disorder and unrest in parts of England.

The meeting in Downing Street on Thursday afternoon comes after scenes of violent unrest in London, Hartlepool and Manchester overnight while a demonstration in Aldershot saw a tense standoff with riot police. In London, more than 100 people were arrested as violence flared after the Southport stabbings.

Starmer will meet with senior police leaders in Downing Street to express his full support for their efforts to deal with the violence and is expected to praise their “bravery” in dealing with the incident in Southport and its aftermath. Starmer will also encourage them to use their powers to “stop mindless violence in its tracks”.

Elsewhere, the justice secretary, Angela Constance, will visit Stirling police station at an event to mark the national phased rollout of digital evidence sharing technology. She will meet justice partners collaborating on the £33m Scottish government initiative to share digital evidence across the justice system.

This morning, the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar will visit a community group, during which he will set out how the government’s plans to boost workers’ rights will deliver for Scots. Of the employment rights bill to be introduced to the Commons within 100 days, Sarwar said: “Labour’s transformative plans represent the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation – they will fundamentally reset our economy and make it work for working people.”

I’ll also keep an eye out for any reaction to the Guardian’s exclusive on Kemi Badenoch that was published last night. The Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar reported that Badenoch had asked officials to pay for a holiday flight with taxpayers’ money to the US while in government but was rebuffed by her former department’s top civil servant.

Officials at the department for business and trade (DBT) ended up booking her travel to Texas for a family holiday in February last year, sources claimed, although the former cabinet minister covered the cost herself.

I’ve been advised by the moderators that comments will not be open today for reasons of sensitivity, so if you want to get in touch then please email me at amy.sedghi@guardian.co.uk.

Updated at 11.32am BST