British Prime Minister, Sir KEIR STARMER has met First Minister of Scotland JOHN SWINNEY for the first time since Labour’s landslide election win.

Speaking after their meeting, the prime minister said his new government got a clear mandate for change in the election, and one of the things that needed to reset was the relationship between the Scottish and UK government.

The new Prime Minister is touring the United Kingdom, and will next visit Wales and Northern Ireland before meeting mayors in England.

On the other hand, Mr SWINNEY said the pair had agreed to improve the relationship between the Scottish and UK governments, which had been very poor under the last Conservative government.

They committed to working collaboratively on areas of common ground, including growing the economy, delivering net zero and improving public services.