SCOTTISH Labour is lodging a parliamentary motion calling for controversial primary school tests to be scrapped.

Education Secretary John Swinney has said he remains committed to the Scottish national standardised assessments at all levels despite cross-party opposition and calls to “cut his losses” on the issue.

Last week Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie wrote to other party leaders urging them to join a bid to force a vote on the controversial tests “as soon as possible”.

Labour’s Iain Gray is now to table a motion at Holyrood calling for standardised national testing from primary one pupils to be scrapped.

It comes after feedback from teachers claimed some P1 pupils had been left shaking, crying and distressed.

The text of the motion briefly reads: “That the parliament believes that standardised assessments for primary 1 pupils should be scrapped.”

A Scottish Government spokesman said: “Standardised assessments provide consistent evidence for teachers to identify the next steps in a child’s learning, which is especially valuable in the early years.