As you may know, Woman’s Hour on Radio 4 are interviewing party leaders during the campaign – earlier it was the SNP’s John Swinney.

Asked about his stance on transgender rights and self-identification, Swinney said the debate had to be conducted in a “respectful fashion”, and that it’s a “difficult subject”.

He insisted he was listening to all the women in his party on this, saying he wanted “respectful debate”, and that he has succeeded in “bringing my party back together again”.

His deputy, Kate Forbes, previously said she would not have voted for the Scottish government’s gender reform bill, which was ultimately blocked by Westminster.

It was put to Swinney that they’re not on the same page.

“No, I think what we’ve got is people who are prepared to work together for common cause and to listen to each other with care… and to bring people to points of agreement,” Swinney said.

The bill would allow someone to self-identify their gender. Asked about the impact on single sex spaces, Swinney said: “There is nothing, absolutely nothing I want to do that jeopardises the security and the safety of women and girls.”

You can find more from Woman’s Hour’s election interview series here.