It comes as Downing Street labelled Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s resistance to accepting a ceasefire without conditions as ‘disappointing’.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney and UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy were all in Edinburgh.

A Labour MP has called for changes to how council tax is calculated, estimating that some households could save up to £1,500 a year. Jonathan Brash (Hartlepool) said a “proportional property tax”, ...