Shadow cabinet minister Dave Anderson is standing down at the election, saying that at 63 he could not commit to another five years in the Commons.

The Blaydon MP and shadow Scottish secretary said he would campaign for the party's new candidate and the "positive policy platform" set out by leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Former miner Mr Anderson was first elected in 2005 and joined Mr Corbyn's top team in 2016 following a wave of shadow cabinet resignations - with the Scotland portfolio added to his initial role as shadow Northern Ireland secretary.

Mr Anderson said: "I have reluctantly decided that for reasons of health, age and my family's needs, I cannot commit to another five years in Parliament.

"To that end I will stand down, but I will be campaigning hard with our new candidate and the positive policy platform put forward by our leader, Jeremy Corbyn, and the whole Labour movement."

He said the election was a "cynical attempt by the Tories to put their interests before our country", but insisted: "We'll show them that there is a different, more positive and hopeful way to run our country than that proposed by the right-wing, anti-public service and pro-austerity Tory party."