Holyrood

Past and present cast members - including Frank Gallagher, who played crime boss Lenny Murdoch, and Gary: Tank Commander star Scott Fletcher - held placards up outside Holyrood protesting the cancellation, before sitting in the parliament to listen to the motion, brought by Labour MSP Neil Bibby.

The SNP, which used AWS for Scottish Parliament elections in 2021, is currently not using them because a source says women are no longer under-represented in Holyrood.

Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie warned ministers must not legitimise the policies of the far-right ahead of the next Holyrood election.

All Holyrood parties except the Conservatives are attending.

He specifically mentioned Reform UK, which polls suggest could make an electoral breakthrough in Scotland in next May's Holyrood election.