Scottish Liberal Democrat constitutional affairs spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain MP recently marked the first meeting of the new Scottish Affairs committee by calling for it to be a forum for scrutiny and reform and pressing for constructive relations between the UK and Scottish Governments.

The formation of the committee was previously delayed due to a dispute between the Conservatives and SNP over the membership of the committee.

The sudden change from the Prime Minister to abandon the stay at home message and to encourage people to go to work needs a full explanation if the public are to trust and follow him. We need to see the evidence and hear from the scientists as to what has changed.

The route map to gradually release the lockdown has some merit but the milestones need further scrutiny. There is a lack of detail on what the changes mean.

Jury trials are a pillar of Scotland's justice system, and have been for 800 years. The Scottish Government's recent plan to abolish them for the duration of coronavirus was poorly thought through.

The U-turn that followed the Scottish Liberal Democrats' intervention meant many in the legal sector could breathe a sigh of relief.

Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today unveiled his party's plan for supporting front line health and social care staff through the coronavirus crisis, including expanding mental health support for frontline staff, expanded provision of personal protective equipment and a £29 per day active duty allowance.

Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Jamie Stone has secured cross-party support from 50 MPs for his letter to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport asking for a 'Happy Hour' of free phone calls.

According to Mr Stone's proposals, telephone networks would need to provide free calls for at least one hour a day for their customers over 75 years of age.

Yesterday the Court of Appeal in London ruled that an expansion to Heathrow airport was unlawful because a former UK Government Transport Secretary had failed to take into account the Paris Agreement on climate change when he was drawing up the National Policy Statement approving a third runway at the airport.