SNP's Ian Blackford calls for meeting over RBS closures

The SNP's Westminster leader has written to the Chancellor and the Scottish Secretary calling for an urgent meeting over the proposed closures of 62 Royal Bank of Scotland branches.

Ian Blackford has condemned the plans and previously urged Theresa May to intervene.

RBS has said the move is driven by the fact that more people are choosing to bank online or on mobile phones but Mr Blackford said it would leave some people in rural communities stranded.