Tributes have been paid to Alex Salmond following his death aged 69, as the PM called him a “monumental figure of Scottish and UK politics”.

Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond dies, aged 69

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First Minister Eluned Morgan has described Wales as being “shortchanged” on rail funding.

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