Andy Burnham to demand compensation from Scottish government over travel ban

He added, "The SNP are treating the north of England with the same contempt in bringing that in without any consultation with us.", before declaring, "I just think it's double standards, it's hypocrisy."

As well as arguing that different arrangements could have been made "if the first minister had been in touch with us", Burnham went on to say he would write to the First Minister and ask for the Scottish government to compensate local people who had planned to travel to Scotland and businesses that could lose bookings and money.

The 51-year-old Labour MP raised the question, "Why should a couple from Salford - who are double jabbed - who are about to go on a walking holiday in Scotland, not be able to go?"

He finished his interview with Marr on a strong statement:

"The Scottish government can't just impose things on parts of the north of England with no discussion with us - that is simply wrong and they need to live by the same standards that they always call from others."