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Constance Marten has tearfully given her account of how her daughter Victoria died, and how she kept the body in a Lidl bag, during her retrial at the Old Bailey.

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has backed the move, but Justice Secretary Angela Constance has indicated that she is not in favour.

Constance Marten has denied carrying her baby in a supermarket bag while on the run and said she considered handing the newborn to authorities, a court has heard.

Justice secretary Angela Constance said the inquiry would "provide answers to the victims and survivors involved and ensure that lessons are learned for the future".

Constance Marten has told the jury at her retrial that she "absolutely" loved her baby daughter and she and Mark Gordon did everything they could to protect her.