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john swinney is no stranger to this walk. he's been heading into holyrood since the day it opened. today, though, was different. it was the changing of the guard. and i call on humza yousaf. my heart will forever belong to scotland. so, to have the opportunity to defy the far right, to defy the racists, defy the bigots who told me to go home,
john swinney is no stranger to this walk. he's been heading into holyrood since the day it opened. today, though, was different. it was the changing of the guard. and i call on humza yousaf. my heart will forever belong to scotland. so, to have the opportunity to defy the far right, to defy the racists, defy the bigots who told me to go home,
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mr swinney's appointment was unopposed. he's expected to be voted in as scotland's first minister later on this week . minister later on this week. well, for the latest stories, you can sign up for gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts back to . martin. >> thank you ray. now welcome back to the state of the nation. it's been a rough weekend for the conservative party. it lost nearly 500 seats on local councils with now even fewer seats and the lib dems. labour won all three of the newly created regional mayors and the east midlands , north east and east midlands, north east and york and north yorkshire. and there's no doubt this poses existential questions for the party. but the now former mayor of the west midlands, andy street, amidst the backdrop of his electoral loss, rather interestingly warned against the party's drift to the right. but is mr street right.7 is the problem that the conservatives are too right wing.7 well, let's break this issue down. issue by issue. th
mr swinney's appointment was unopposed. he's expected to be voted in as scotland's first minister later on this week . minister later on this week. well, for the latest stories, you can sign up for gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts back to . martin. >> thank you ray. now welcome back to the state of the nation. it's been a rough weekend for the conservative party. it lost nearly 500 seats on local councils with now even fewer seats...
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the snp's john swinney , who's been in post john swinney, who's been in post for all of ii john swinney, who's been in post for all of 11 minutes, is selling the advantages of scottish independence whilst still getting used to his new job and working out where the staplers are kept. the greens are saying that they will clean up the planet, but will their candidates resort to having a bath ever and reform uk are hoping to do as much damage to the tories as to labour. but can they do it without nigel farage actively running in a seat? the only noticeable photo opportunities have come from lib dem leader sir ed davey, as he proposes what he calls a fairer economy . davey himself looks economy. davey himself looks like he's won some kind of kids competition paddleboarding in a lake , riding a wobbly bicycle lake, riding a wobbly bicycle and careering down a water slide if things don't work out for him. in july , i'm a celebrity him. in july, i'm a celebrity beckons. but whilst there's been some drama, the tories suffering embarrassing defections and a deficit in the polls and labour divided
the snp's john swinney , who's been in post john swinney, who's been in post for all of ii john swinney, who's been in post for all of 11 minutes, is selling the advantages of scottish independence whilst still getting used to his new job and working out where the staplers are kept. the greens are saying that they will clean up the planet, but will their candidates resort to having a bath ever and reform uk are hoping to do as much damage to the tories as to labour. but can they do it without...
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mr swinney is the only candidate. prime minister rishi sunak has acknowledged the conservatives may not win the next uk general election. speaking to the times newspaper, the prime minister said one analysis of thursday's local election defeats suggested the uk was on course for a hung parliament and said voters would not want to see sir keir starmer "propped up "in downing street" by the snp or smaller parties. tory critics have called on mr sunak to shift the party to the right. here, train drivers in the aslef union are beginning a six—day overtime ban, which is expected to cause widespread disruption. a series of one—day strikes are also being staged at 16 rail companies this week as part of a long—running dispute over pay. greater anglia said services would be "severely impacted" on tuesday. passengers have been advised to check before travelling and plan accordingly. the cast of the lords of the rings have paid tribute to their co—star bernard hill, who has died aged 79. the actor, who played king theode
mr swinney is the only candidate. prime minister rishi sunak has acknowledged the conservatives may not win the next uk general election. speaking to the times newspaper, the prime minister said one analysis of thursday's local election defeats suggested the uk was on course for a hung parliament and said voters would not want to see sir keir starmer "propped up "in downing street" by the snp or smaller parties. tory critics have called on mr sunak to shift the party to the...
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that's john swinney. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has told voters that it's time for change and urged voters in scotland to send a message that the snp government isn't doing a good enoughjob. at the party's scottish launch, sir ed davey said voters had been doubly let down by the tories at westminster and the snp at holyrood and said that the liberal democrats would fight for a fair dealfor communities. liberal democrats can win a lot of seats in scotland. we've got some fantastic candidates. if you vote liberal democrat, you get a local champion who's going to campaign for your community, for your family, stand up for them on the nhs and on the local environment. and there's a chance that we can have more liberals than nationalists in the westminster parliament after this election and be the third party again and make sure that we all really stand up for scotland and strengthen our precious family of nations. and dave either of the liberal democrats. —— and and remember, you can follow t
that's john swinney. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has told voters that it's time for change and urged voters in scotland to send a message that the snp government isn't doing a good enoughjob. at the party's scottish launch, sir ed davey said voters had been doubly let down by the tories at westminster and the snp at holyrood and said that the liberal democrats would fight for a fair dealfor communities. liberal democrats can win a lot of seats in scotland. we've got some fantastic...
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mr swinney has been talking to the bbc and said he would respect the democratic process but argued the contest could delay the party's rebuild. that's the news from scotland that we may see a late entrant in the race to replace humza yousaf as the snp leader and first minister. we will keep you updated on that. first let's check on the weather with simon king. it's been a fine start to sunday morning especially across england and wales where we had some sunny spells, for many of us it will stay largely dry with some sunshine into the afternoon. the parts of west sussex while it has been selling this morning we will start to see cloud increasing, just with the swell of claudia which has been steadily moving into the south west of england through the morning. —— cloud. it will continue to push its way north and east, which will bring in some cloud and some showers. those showers could be quite heavy, perhaps a bit thundery, later in the far south—west, as some sunny spells develop. sunny spells for much of north wales, the midlands, and eastern areas of england. just a small chance
mr swinney has been talking to the bbc and said he would respect the democratic process but argued the contest could delay the party's rebuild. that's the news from scotland that we may see a late entrant in the race to replace humza yousaf as the snp leader and first minister. we will keep you updated on that. first let's check on the weather with simon king. it's been a fine start to sunday morning especially across england and wales where we had some sunny spells, for many of us it will stay...
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in his acceptance speech, mr swinney called for unity and said that the polarised version of politics does not serve the country well. mr swinney's appointment was unopposed and he's expected to be voted in as scotland's new first minister later on this week . well, in the later on this week. well, in the united states, donald trump has been fined and threatened with jail by the judge in his hush money trial. the former us president has been ordered to pay president has been ordered to pay $1,000 for violating a gag order. it prohibits him from making public comments about jurors, witnesses and the families of the judge and trump's prosecutors. judge juan mashan described mr trump's actions as wilful, and he's warned him that he could face jail as the fines don't appear to be working . and finally, gun to be working. and finally, gun salutes have rung out across the caphal salutes have rung out across the capital, marking the first anniversary of king charles's coronation a 62 gun salute rang out from tower wharf. 41 volleys were fired earlier by the king's troop, royal horse artiller
in his acceptance speech, mr swinney called for unity and said that the polarised version of politics does not serve the country well. mr swinney's appointment was unopposed and he's expected to be voted in as scotland's new first minister later on this week . well, in the later on this week. well, in the united states, donald trump has been fined and threatened with jail by the judge in his hush money trial. the former us president has been ordered to pay president has been ordered to pay...
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and finally, new snp leaderjohn swinney says he'll leader john swinney says he'll seek to build a coalition of the willing to focus on scotland's problems. but he won't resurrect the power sharing deal with the scottish greens in his acceptance speech, mr swinney called for unity and said that the polarisation of politics doesn't serve the country. mr swinney's appointment was unopposed. he's expected to be voted in as scotland's first minister later this week . if minister later this week. if you'd like the latest stories, sign up for gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts back to . patrick. slash alerts back to. patrick. >> well, you've seen the totally mentally coherent group queers for palestine. well, get ready for palestine. well, get ready for the hard hitting and powerful impact of street skaters for palestine . unity 33 skaters for palestine. unity 33 is being . well, now the is being. well, now the pro—palestine movement is sweeping campuses across the country. we've had manchester, newcastle, sheffield, leeds, warwick, swansea a
and finally, new snp leaderjohn swinney says he'll leader john swinney says he'll seek to build a coalition of the willing to focus on scotland's problems. but he won't resurrect the power sharing deal with the scottish greens in his acceptance speech, mr swinney called for unity and said that the polarisation of politics doesn't serve the country. mr swinney's appointment was unopposed. he's expected to be voted in as scotland's first minister later this week . if minister later this week. if...
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for the s and swinney has been campaigning on what they call it a day of action. 0ne swinney has been campaigning on what they call it a day of action. one of his main messages was against austerity. liberal democrat leader ed davey also talked about the economic situation and talked about the conservatives having given up in his words. what he was talking about there was an answer to a question around the senior conservative michael gove stepping down that you mentioned earlier. michael gove is this titanic figure of conservative politics over the last ten years. he not only had a reputation for being quite canny and getting policies through like free schools, but he also knew how to turn on the political theatrics. people might remember there was a moment where he supported brexit, where he said he didn't think borisjohnson was fit to be prime minister after the eu referendum. we've been hearing for quite a lot of tories were standing down at election. no doubt that will be waiting on the mind of the prime minister. , . . ~ be waiting on the mind of the prime minister. , ., . ~ ., ~
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mr swinney was backed by 64 msps, guaranteeing him the required majority. and rail passengers face more travel chaos on wednesday because of continuing strikes by train drivers in a long—running pay dispute. members of aslef will walk out at services running across england and into wales and scotland. services will be crippled for the day, with stations closed and few trains running. those that do run will start later and finish earlier than usual. the dispute is now the longest ever in the rail industry. you're live with bbc news. stormy daniels — the adult film star at the centre of donald trump's criminal hush money trial — has taken the stand to testify against the former us president in a new york courtroom. in her testimony, ms daniels discussed the $130,000 payment mr trump's lawyer michael cohen made to her. prosecutors say that payment, made just before the 2016 election, was used to conceal a 2006 sexual encounter between miss daniels and the former president. mr trump, the first us president to be put on criminal trial, is accused of falsif
mr swinney was backed by 64 msps, guaranteeing him the required majority. and rail passengers face more travel chaos on wednesday because of continuing strikes by train drivers in a long—running pay dispute. members of aslef will walk out at services running across england and into wales and scotland. services will be crippled for the day, with stations closed and few trains running. those that do run will start later and finish earlier than usual. the dispute is now the longest ever in the...
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john swinney is the new leader of the scottish national party and set to become the next first minister of scotland. at a meeting in paris, the chinese president is urged to use his influence to end russia's war against ukraine. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc we begin with breaking news from the middle east. hamas says it has accepted a proposalfor a ceasefire in gaza put forward by mediators from egypt and qatar. but israeli media are quoting officials as saying the terms are not those that israel agreed to and include conclusions that it cannot accept. hamas issued its statement hours after israel instructed around 100,000 civilians to evacuate part of the southern city of rafah ahead of a ground incursion. there were celebrations in the streets in gaza as news of the hamas statement spread.
john swinney is the new leader of the scottish national party and set to become the next first minister of scotland. at a meeting in paris, the chinese president is urged to use his influence to end russia's war against ukraine. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc we begin with breaking news from the middle east. hamas says it has accepted a proposalfor a ceasefire in gaza put forward by mediators from egypt and qatar. but israeli media are quoting...
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meanwhile in scotland, john swinney has become first minister, meaning he's now the head of the scottish government. he's also picked a team who will be working with him to make policy and decisions. some other stories now. police have cleared a pro—palestinian encampment from george washington university. campus students have been there since the 25th of april. next, social media sites could be named and shamed and banned for under 18 if they fail to comply with new online safety rules. regulators want to steer children away from what they call "toxic material". and the world's oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year. it's driven by climate change and it's impacting coral and marine life. time now for ten seconds of lions in doncaster. a family of lions rescued from ukraine have been released in their new home at the yorkshire wildlife park. looks a bit odd to see some lions rolling around in yorkshire grass, but they look happy enough. you're all caught up now. have a lovely evening. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on the programme... it's
meanwhile in scotland, john swinney has become first minister, meaning he's now the head of the scottish government. he's also picked a team who will be working with him to make policy and decisions. some other stories now. police have cleared a pro—palestinian encampment from george washington university. campus students have been there since the 25th of april. next, social media sites could be named and shamed and banned for under 18 if they fail to comply with new online safety rules....
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so, forjohn swinney today, meeting and greeting on the southside of glasgow, followed by a speech in the city's east end, and his pitch... we have demonstrated that decisions made in scotland are decisions for scotland, and that's the choice that people in this election have. he had a pop at the conservatives... austerity, brexit, the cost of living crisis, for all these reasons, the tory government deserves to be removed from office and the best way to do that is to vote snp to remove the tory mps in scotland, all six of them, at this election. ..and there was a pop at labour, too, criticising their promise not to put up income tax, national insurance and vat. they've signed up to the tight fiscal limits of the tories, they've signed up to tight borrowing. that is austerity on steroids. and look who was 30 miles away in greenock at around the same time. the labour leader, rather keen on nabbing a whole load of snp seats. the snp say they want you to vote to send a message. i don't want you to vote to send a message. i want you to vote to send a government. and he set out one of his
so, forjohn swinney today, meeting and greeting on the southside of glasgow, followed by a speech in the city's east end, and his pitch... we have demonstrated that decisions made in scotland are decisions for scotland, and that's the choice that people in this election have. he had a pop at the conservatives... austerity, brexit, the cost of living crisis, for all these reasons, the tory government deserves to be removed from office and the best way to do that is to vote snp to remove the tory...
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john swinney has been elected unopposed as snp leader and is set to become the next scottish first minister. and, the wait is nearly over for the world's largest live music contest — eurovision week kicks off in style in sweden. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to bbc news now. israel's is military telling people to leave parts of rafah. this video from the israeli defence forces shows rafah in south of gaza, telling 100,000 to move to what they call a "humanitarian zone" in the al—mawasi and khan younis areas. these are the latest pictures that have come into us from rafah — where you can see a leaflet that the idf have been handing over to residents. some have already started leaving rafah. in the last half hour the israeli government has given an update on the situation in gaza, saying that enough food aid
john swinney has been elected unopposed as snp leader and is set to become the next scottish first minister. and, the wait is nearly over for the world's largest live music contest — eurovision week kicks off in style in sweden. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to bbc news now. israel's is military telling people to leave parts of rafah. this video from the israeli defence forces shows rafah in south of gaza, telling 100,000 to move to what they call a "humanitarian zone" in...
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let's look at another story making the headlines. john swinney has promised a new chapter after taking over as the leader of the scottish national party. he ran unopposed in the contest to succeed humza yousaf. mr swinney is also likely to be confirmed as scotland's new first minister this week. james cook reports. it was the coronation of king john, no other candidates, no contest, but straight to work as a simple enough. mr; contest, but straight to work as a simple enough. my focus will be the — as a simple enough. my focus will be the economy, - as a simple enough. my focus will be the economy, jobs, i as a simple enough. my focus| will be the economy, jobs, the cost of living. the liver national health service, our schools and public services, addressing the climate crisis. i look at politics today and i think politics is in the worst day of avicenna and my lengthy involvement in politics. i'm here to do something about that. . ~ , here to do something about that. . ,, , ., ., , :: that. he takes on the “0b 20 ears that. he takes on the “0b 20 years afterfi that. he takes o
let's look at another story making the headlines. john swinney has promised a new chapter after taking over as the leader of the scottish national party. he ran unopposed in the contest to succeed humza yousaf. mr swinney is also likely to be confirmed as scotland's new first minister this week. james cook reports. it was the coronation of king john, no other candidates, no contest, but straight to work as a simple enough. mr; contest, but straight to work as a simple enough. my focus will be...
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can john swinney and kate forbes steer the snp away from the gender and hate crime policies pursued by nicola sturgeon and humza yousaf? i'll discuss all of that with my political panel. the final of the eurovision song contest took place last night, with switzerland's nemo picking up the crown. there's been a lot of controversy in recent weeks about the uk's representative olly alexander, who said that he was ambivalent about the union jack. doctor eurovision himself. doctor paul jordan will join us to share his insights on europe's big night of music and, alas, of politics. richard. universities have been in the news this week with extraordinary scenes at oxford and cambridge caused by pro—palestine protests . but such pro—palestine protests. but such institutions may also be in deep financial trouble , it seems, as financial trouble, it seems, as the university drop out rate has surged by over 28% over the last five years. professor karl gombrich will answer whether universities need to adapt to significant new challenges, and arts editor of the express, stefan kyriazis, will, o
can john swinney and kate forbes steer the snp away from the gender and hate crime policies pursued by nicola sturgeon and humza yousaf? i'll discuss all of that with my political panel. the final of the eurovision song contest took place last night, with switzerland's nemo picking up the crown. there's been a lot of controversy in recent weeks about the uk's representative olly alexander, who said that he was ambivalent about the union jack. doctor eurovision himself. doctor paul jordan will...
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scotland's new first minister, john swinney, is officially sworn in at the court of session in edinburgh. prince harry marks the tenth anniversary of his invictus games for wounded military veterans with a special service in london. harry is inside a st paul's with his and victor's family, members of his mother's family are also in their — but not members of the royal family. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. the israeli military has conducted what it called "targeted raids" in rafah, as negotiations to halt the seven—month war resumed in cairo. israel's operations are in defiance of international calls not to attack the southern city, which is crowded with palestinian civilians sheltering near the egyptian border. fighting has intensified following israel's seizure of the vital rafah crossing with egypt. israel says it's reopened one of the main crossing points for aid — kerem shalom was closed last week following a hamas rocket attack. the world health organization has warned hospitals are running dangerously low on fuel. negotiators from israel and hamas are at the ceasefire talks i
scotland's new first minister, john swinney, is officially sworn in at the court of session in edinburgh. prince harry marks the tenth anniversary of his invictus games for wounded military veterans with a special service in london. harry is inside a st paul's with his and victor's family, members of his mother's family are also in their — but not members of the royal family. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. the israeli military has conducted what it called "targeted raids" in rafah,...
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the boundaries are changing, but two former lived in leaders swinney leaders. —— lib dem leaders. where i am in london in the southwest and some pockets in the north of england like harrogate and stockport and those seats that i mentioned in scotland in addition to the ones that they currently hold. the snp, interesting, the snp and power in the scottish parliament for so so long, they go all the way back to 2007 - so so long, they go all the way back to 2007 — and the opinion polls show they face a real battle in around moscow and edinburgh with labour looking resurgent. glasgow and edinburgh with labour looking resurgent. a real tussle between the snp under john swinney and kate forbes, the deputy leader after homes they use if�*s brief status. deputy leader after humza yousef�*s if�*s brief status. that could prove crucial for keir starmer to get a majority. i that could prove crucial for keir starmer to get a majority. starmer to get a ma'ority. i could think of at — starmer to get a ma'ority. i could think of at least i starmer to get a majority. i could think of at
the boundaries are changing, but two former lived in leaders swinney leaders. —— lib dem leaders. where i am in london in the southwest and some pockets in the north of england like harrogate and stockport and those seats that i mentioned in scotland in addition to the ones that they currently hold. the snp, interesting, the snp and power in the scottish parliament for so so long, they go all the way back to 2007 - so so long, they go all the way back to 2007 — and the opinion polls show...
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so, forjohn swinney today, meeting and greeting on the southside of glasgow, followed by a speech in the city's east end, and his pitch... we've demonstrated that decisions made in scotland are decisions for scotland, and that's the choice that people in this election have. he had a pop at the conservatives... austerity, brexit, the cost of living crisis, for all these reasons, the tory government deserves to be removed from office and the best way to do that is to vote snp to remove the tory mps in scotland, all six of them, at this election. ..and there was a pop at labour, too, criticising their promise not to put up income tax, national insurance and vat. they've signed up to the tight fiscal limits of the tories, they've signed up to tight borrowing. that is austerity on steroids. and look who was 30 miles away in greenock at around the same time. the labour leader, rather keen on nabbing a whole load of snp seats. the snp say they want you to vote to send a message. i don't want you to vote to send a message. i want you to vote to send a government. and he set out one of his ke
so, forjohn swinney today, meeting and greeting on the southside of glasgow, followed by a speech in the city's east end, and his pitch... we've demonstrated that decisions made in scotland are decisions for scotland, and that's the choice that people in this election have. he had a pop at the conservatives... austerity, brexit, the cost of living crisis, for all these reasons, the tory government deserves to be removed from office and the best way to do that is to vote snp to remove the tory...
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it's probably going to be a coronation of mr swinney. he has the backing of several snp politicians, and he said he wanted to create a modern, diverse and dynamic scotland that will ensure opportunities for all our citizens. he's a bit of a job to do, given from where he starts anyway . we did expect he starts anyway. we did expect kate forbes to run, she decided, however, not to contest the leadership this time around. but the question is did her christian faith provide a barrier to her succession ? the barrier to her succession? the snp is keeping the contest open until noon on tomorrow, monday the 6th of may. on the off chance that a rebel party member puts their names forward. if no other candidate emerges, it is thought yusuf could formally resign as first minister as early as tuesday and allow swinney to take the oath the following day. darren grimes is here with me to discuss all of this before i hear what's on your show. darren, i wanted to have a chat about this because to me , if you're a muslim or to me, if you're a muslim or
it's probably going to be a coronation of mr swinney. he has the backing of several snp politicians, and he said he wanted to create a modern, diverse and dynamic scotland that will ensure opportunities for all our citizens. he's a bit of a job to do, given from where he starts anyway . we did expect he starts anyway. we did expect kate forbes to run, she decided, however, not to contest the leadership this time around. but the question is did her christian faith provide a barrier to her...
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john swinney says fabricated. john swinney says that he's over the moon to have been voted in as scottish parliament's choice to be the next first minister. he was backed by 64 of his colleagues and his name will now be submitted to the king. he replaces humza yousaf, who sent his own official letter to king charles earlier confirming he was stepping down. speaking from the front bench for the final time in that role, mr yousaf said today his heart would forever belong to scotland next to worcester, where a woman has admitted today to being part of admitted today to being part of a global monkey torture network. holly legresley posted more than 130 videos and 20 photos of the animals being tortured to online chat groups. the 37 year old pleaded guilty to separate charges of publishing obscene articles and encouraging animal cruelty. she was charged along with another woman after an investigation into animal torture in the us. a judge has indefinitely postponed donald trump's trial over claims he illegally kept cla
john swinney says fabricated. john swinney says that he's over the moon to have been voted in as scottish parliament's choice to be the next first minister. he was backed by 64 of his colleagues and his name will now be submitted to the king. he replaces humza yousaf, who sent his own official letter to king charles earlier confirming he was stepping down. speaking from the front bench for the final time in that role, mr yousaf said today his heart would forever belong to scotland next to...
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would john swinney make a good first minister? you and others will ask me questions aboutjohn and kate and others for weeks if there is a contest and my answer for weeks is going to be the same one, as current party leader, i am certainly not going to say anything which would suggest any interference interference or bias from my perspective over who will succeed me. i am just asking about the man's character. oh, i know what you're trying to do! i have dealt with the media for well over a decade and i salute your indefatigablity because you will ask me this question time and time again but my answer will be the same — bothjohn and kate — who are the only ones being spoken about, neither has confirmed thier potential candidancy — have many good confirmed their potential candidancy — have many good attributes but the only thing i would say to bothjohn, kate and to any other potential candidate is that our party needs unity. bearded dragons, lizards, and snakes are all popular exotic pets in the uk but not all owners are awar
would john swinney make a good first minister? you and others will ask me questions aboutjohn and kate and others for weeks if there is a contest and my answer for weeks is going to be the same one, as current party leader, i am certainly not going to say anything which would suggest any interference interference or bias from my perspective over who will succeed me. i am just asking about the man's character. oh, i know what you're trying to do! i have dealt with the media for well over a...
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john swinney , of course, snp. john swinney, of course, just a month into back into top flight politics, he was explaining at the snp campaign launch earlier today and just two weeks into the top job, and already he's facing not just his first election test, his first real test. and indeed, as we heard a little earlier through the bulletins there, you know, he says that, well, labour and the scottish, the conservatives are going to go hammer and tongs against each other. he's going to go hammer and tongs for scotland, go straight to the end of the line for the scottish people. but of course, you know, it's a quite an unenviable position that john swinney is in. you know, he built up his career in the early 2000 as, you know, a gradualist towards independence. but now there's the full weight of the membership in him to use this golden opportunity to push for independence. and he's doing that by showing the success of many of the powers that have been devolved to scotland and the power that is done in successful deci
john swinney , of course, snp. john swinney, of course, just a month into back into top flight politics, he was explaining at the snp campaign launch earlier today and just two weeks into the top job, and already he's facing not just his first election test, his first real test. and indeed, as we heard a little earlier through the bulletins there, you know, he says that, well, labour and the scottish, the conservatives are going to go hammer and tongs against each other. he's going to go hammer...
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john swinney, snp campaign. will they be able to claw back some support because they're trailing labour at the moment? >> all of that was tony mcguire, our scotland reporter, who's speaking to us live from glasgow. tony, what did you make of what john swinney had to say? frankly, he's not a very well known politician , i mean, i known politician, i mean, i think it really probably depends who you ask. you know, some of the more senior snp supporters and voters here in scotland, they'll know, of course, because he he led the party. he wasn't first minister, but he led the party just in between phase when alex salmond was not in charge. but certainly he said there , you but certainly he said there, you know, one month back in top flight politics, two weeks in the job. and interestingly , he the job. and interestingly, he thinks he's already unified the party. he said he's in the unity business, which was quite interesting , of course, because interesting, of course, because the last year really ever since the last
john swinney, snp campaign. will they be able to claw back some support because they're trailing labour at the moment? >> all of that was tony mcguire, our scotland reporter, who's speaking to us live from glasgow. tony, what did you make of what john swinney had to say? frankly, he's not a very well known politician , i mean, i known politician, i mean, i think it really probably depends who you ask. you know, some of the more senior snp supporters and voters here in scotland, they'll...
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scotland's first minister, john swinney, has been campaigning for the snp today. he called on the westminster parliament to recognise palestine as an independent nation, following the lead of ireland, spain and norway. mr swinney said it would be a decisive step which, along with an immediate ceasefire, would help end the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in gaza. we face a humanitarian crisis in gaza _ we face a humanitarian crisis in gaza it — we face a humanitarian crisis in gaza it has _ we face a humanitarian crisis in gaza. it has been unfolding for months — gaza. it has been unfolding for months and it has reached an unimaginable level of horror. what's important _ unimaginable level of horror. what's important is that we take steps to bring _ important is that we take steps to bring about an immediate cease—fire to this _ bring about an immediate cease—fire to this catastrophe. we have to stop selling _ to this catastrophe. we have to stop selling arms to israel we've got to take steps— selling arms to israel we've got to take steps to stabilise t
scotland's first minister, john swinney, has been campaigning for the snp today. he called on the westminster parliament to recognise palestine as an independent nation, following the lead of ireland, spain and norway. mr swinney said it would be a decisive step which, along with an immediate ceasefire, would help end the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in gaza. we face a humanitarian crisis in gaza _ we face a humanitarian crisis in gaza it — we face a humanitarian crisis in gaza it has _...
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john swinney has been confirmed in the role, after no challengers emerged. he'll also now become scotland's first minister. he succeeds the outgoing first minister, humza yousaf, who resigned after the collapse of his coalition government. the boss of eurotunnel has insisted there will not be long queues of cars at its terminals when a new eu travel system starts in october. brits heading to and from europe will need to register fingerprints and a photo at the border, which has prompted warnings of delays. military celebrations have taken place in london and around the uk to mark the first anniversary of the coronation of king charles and queen camilla. gun salutes were heard across london, with 41 volleys fired at noon by the king's troop royal horse artillery, from green park. the king recently returned to public engagements after being diagnosed with cancer. six months today, we will know — at least we hope we will know — who the next president of the united states will be. roughly 244 million americans will be eligible to cast a ballot, yet for 99.5%
john swinney has been confirmed in the role, after no challengers emerged. he'll also now become scotland's first minister. he succeeds the outgoing first minister, humza yousaf, who resigned after the collapse of his coalition government. the boss of eurotunnel has insisted there will not be long queues of cars at its terminals when a new eu travel system starts in october. brits heading to and from europe will need to register fingerprints and a photo at the border, which has prompted...
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some of the other party leaders including the sir ed davey for liberal democrats and the snps john swinney to hold events during the day which we will have coverage of here on bbc news. all the parties are of course looking to take parliamentary seats across the uk. early the work and pensions minister said she _ early the work and pensions minister said she is _ early the work and pensions minister said she is not standing this time round _ said she is not standing this time round. fill— said she is not standing this time round. �* ~ , ., ., . _ round. all mps have to decide by june the round. all mps have to decide by june the 7th _ round. all mps have to decide by june the 7th if— round. all mps have to decide by june the 7th if they _ round. all mps have to decide by june the 7th if they want - round. all mps have to decide by june the 7th if they want to - round. all mps have to decide by| june the 7th if they want to stand june the 7th if they want to stand or not. we may hear of more. the latest one there, the deputy commons speaker announcing that she is not going to re—st
some of the other party leaders including the sir ed davey for liberal democrats and the snps john swinney to hold events during the day which we will have coverage of here on bbc news. all the parties are of course looking to take parliamentary seats across the uk. early the work and pensions minister said she _ early the work and pensions minister said she is _ early the work and pensions minister said she is not standing this time round _ said she is not standing this time round. fill—...
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now, john swinney has been around a long time. he was actually the worst leader of the snp ever had . they leader of the snp ever had. they notched up a mere 19% of the total electorate when he was leader, and the snp wisely chucked him out, and they've done quite well since then. but i mean, i think it's going to be between sweeney and forbes . if between sweeney and forbes. if the if the scots want to get away from this nonsense of gender equality and all that hate crime, and if they want to get back to the basics of i know you know, what school can i send my kids to? can i get treatment in hospital for? no, absolutely. >> although they're stuck between . the public on one hand between. the public on one hand and the parliament on the other, because they need the greens to keep voting with them. >> it's a really tricky situation for them. don't envy it, but alan could be mad to stick with the same, though surely? >> but then they wouldn't be able to pass anything through parliament. the same alan cochrane, former scottish editor
now, john swinney has been around a long time. he was actually the worst leader of the snp ever had . they leader of the snp ever had. they notched up a mere 19% of the total electorate when he was leader, and the snp wisely chucked him out, and they've done quite well since then. but i mean, i think it's going to be between sweeney and forbes . if between sweeney and forbes. if the if the scots want to get away from this nonsense of gender equality and all that hate crime, and if they want to...
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john swinney is the nail leader trying to unify the pro—independence vote that has done so well in past elections. there is also this understanding in the snp right now that if they are losing votes to labour and they are not losing them because they think that labour are going to get independence, so you can see them really trying to nail sort of certain messages down, to go back down to the issues, which i think you will see from john swinney today, his so—called they of action across scotland. 5ir today, his so-called they of action across scotland.— across scotland. sir keir starmer also saying _ across scotland. sir keir starmer also saying there _ across scotland. sir keir starmer also saying there would - across scotland. sir keir starmer also saying there would be i across scotland. sir keir starmer also saying there would be no i across scotland. sir keir starmer i also saying there would be no deal between the parties under any circumstances, trying to create a real divide. circumstances, trying to create a real divide-— circumstances, trying to create a real divide. yes
john swinney is the nail leader trying to unify the pro—independence vote that has done so well in past elections. there is also this understanding in the snp right now that if they are losing votes to labour and they are not losing them because they think that labour are going to get independence, so you can see them really trying to nail sort of certain messages down, to go back down to the issues, which i think you will see from john swinney today, his so—called they of action across...
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john swinney has become scotland's new first minister, calling it an extraordinary privilege to accept the post. in the last few minutes, mr swinney has been addressing the scottish parliament after winning the backing of 64 of his colleagues. he replaces humza yousaf , who he replaces humza yousaf, who formally resigned from the position earlier. speaking from holyrood frontbench for the final time in the role, mr yousaf said his heart would forever belong to scotland and that leading his country had given him the opportunity to defy those he called racist bigots . the shadow chancellor bigots. the shadow chancellor says britain's economy is in a worse state than many people think. in a speech in london earlier, rachel reeves said the government isn't being honest with voters, citing the prime minister's claims that britain has turned a corner. she said voters need to ask themselves whether they really feel better off after 14 years of the tories . in royal news, it's been confirmed that prince harry will not meet the king while he's in the uk. this week harry landed in london this mo
john swinney has become scotland's new first minister, calling it an extraordinary privilege to accept the post. in the last few minutes, mr swinney has been addressing the scottish parliament after winning the backing of 64 of his colleagues. he replaces humza yousaf , who he replaces humza yousaf, who formally resigned from the position earlier. speaking from holyrood frontbench for the final time in the role, mr yousaf said his heart would forever belong to scotland and that leading his...
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, and right of reply, but i'm going to go forjohn swinney, and not least because he'll hate being called a union jackass because he is still a member of the union, and he launched his campaign today. and i'm sure this will fail. just like the last three general election campaigns by the snp to break up this great country. >> yeah, i mean, the issue for john swinney about being a union jackass is that, of course got the word union in it. you were right to point that out. and he is today's greatest no union jackass is the greatest, biggest union jackass. there we go. well done john. right. all right. reply. no, i'm not okay. all right guys, look thank you very much. fantastic show. thank you very much for everybody who's been watching. we are going to have a fantastic build up to the general election right here on patrick christys tonight, all the way through . so make sure the way through. so make sure that you keep it gb news to down 11 headlines the next. for a much more detailed look at tomorrow's newspapers inside and lots on the front of the book. thank you, thank you, thank you, tha
, and right of reply, but i'm going to go forjohn swinney, and not least because he'll hate being called a union jackass because he is still a member of the union, and he launched his campaign today. and i'm sure this will fail. just like the last three general election campaigns by the snp to break up this great country. >> yeah, i mean, the issue for john swinney about being a union jackass is that, of course got the word union in it. you were right to point that out. and he is today's...
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john swinney has been confirmed in the rollout and no challengers emerged. he will become scotland's first minister. he succeeds the outgoing first minister who resigned after the collapse of his coalition government. the boss of hero tunnel has insisted they will not be long queues of cars at terminals where the newu chapel system starts in october. british people heading to and from europe will need to register fingerprints and a photo at the border, which has prompted warnings of delays. military celebrations have been taking place in london and around the u.k. today to mark the first anniversary of the coronation of king charles and queen camilla. gun salutes were heard across london with 41 voeys fired at noon by the king's royal horse artillery. pictures there. the inig -- king recently returned to his public engageme. you're watching bbc news. and the european commission have been holding talks in paris today where ukraine and trade were dominating discussion. opening remarks at the palace, emmanuel macron told xi jinping coordination with china on uk
john swinney has been confirmed in the rollout and no challengers emerged. he will become scotland's first minister. he succeeds the outgoing first minister who resigned after the collapse of his coalition government. the boss of hero tunnel has insisted they will not be long queues of cars at terminals where the newu chapel system starts in october. british people heading to and from europe will need to register fingerprints and a photo at the border, which has prompted warnings of delays....
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admits john swinney. so he's not really actually talking about the policies which are arguably incredibly divisive and is part of why the snp are in the way they are, as opposed to running they are, as opposed to running the country. well, instead of focusing on ridiculous things like self—id and the hate law and whatnot. but he's more talking about how he has behaved in parliament, in the scottish parliament and shouting and all of that kind of stuff. so a new leader i don't think it's going to make any difference. like with the tory party in for the the rest of the country, i think a lot of people are sick of the snp up in scotland. i'm not scottish, obviously, but that seems to be the impression that i've got and they have not run the country well. >> well, quite a lot of, long term scottish nationalists are pretty sick of them as well. yeah, absolutely. >> and in fact it's scottish nationalists who precipitated the sort of the terminal decline of the snp when they, started the accusations around you
admits john swinney. so he's not really actually talking about the policies which are arguably incredibly divisive and is part of why the snp are in the way they are, as opposed to running they are, as opposed to running the country. well, instead of focusing on ridiculous things like self—id and the hate law and whatnot. but he's more talking about how he has behaved in parliament, in the scottish parliament and shouting and all of that kind of stuff. so a new leader i don't think it's going...
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the new first minister of scotland, john swinney, has appointed kate forbes as his deputy. he'd promised her a significant role when she decided not to stand mr swinney has said his new cabinet will be "anchored" in the "centre left" of scottish politics. the bbc�*s discovered that an agency providing last—minute nursing staff to nhs hospitals in england and wales is routinely charging up to £2,000 per shift. there's been increasing debate about the costs of using freelance health workers. prince harry has attended a service at st paul's cathedral in london during a brief visit to the uk. meanwhile, the king, whose cancer treatment is ongoing, met members of the public at a buckingham palace garden party a little over two miles away. the two are not scheduled to see each other while both are in london. we are told. you're watching bbc news. the us election will come down to six swing states, and in those states, it will be a referendum on the economic record of the two people who have occupied the oval office. today, joe biden is in wisconsin, pushing back on what he w
the new first minister of scotland, john swinney, has appointed kate forbes as his deputy. he'd promised her a significant role when she decided not to stand mr swinney has said his new cabinet will be "anchored" in the "centre left" of scottish politics. the bbc�*s discovered that an agency providing last—minute nursing staff to nhs hospitals in england and wales is routinely charging up to £2,000 per shift. there's been increasing debate about the costs of using...
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john swinney has been in dumfries, which is part of scottish secretary alister jack. dumfries and galloway seat. he says his priority is to bring together the country to tackle a range of issues. i want to bring people in scotland together, i want to unite people in scotland on an agenda to make scotland a better country and that's about tackling some of the issues that are really significant and damaging for scotland that we have had in recent years. >> the impact of austerity, the impact of brexit, the impact of the cost of living crisis. i want to address those issues and address them through the election . election. >> the battle of britain memorial flight has been grounded by the royal air force following the death of a pilot . following the death of a pilot. squadron leader mark long died after his spitfire crashed into an raf field near raf coningsby in lincolnshire. the raf said it had decided to temporarily ground all the aircraft group while investigations take place. officials have also posted on facebook to add that the bbmf visitor centre would remain clo
john swinney has been in dumfries, which is part of scottish secretary alister jack. dumfries and galloway seat. he says his priority is to bring together the country to tackle a range of issues. i want to bring people in scotland together, i want to unite people in scotland on an agenda to make scotland a better country and that's about tackling some of the issues that are really significant and damaging for scotland that we have had in recent years. >> the impact of austerity, the...
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speaking at a campaign event in dumfries, john swinney said the party would challenge every conservative seat north of the border. the snp are currently the third largest party in westminster — with 43 seats. that compares with the conservative party's 7 seats in scotland. i've got to make sure that i lift the poor fortunes of the snp. we've had a tough time as a party. i've been completely open and candid about it. that's why i'm now the first minister and leader of the snp, because the snp�*s had a tough time. but i've got the party focused on what our core message is and that message for this election is that we've had austerity, brexit and the cost of living crisis inflicted upon scotland. they're all the product of westminster and the tory government. we've got a chance in scotland to remove every tory mp who's inflicted such damage on scotland, by voting for the snp, because we are the principal challengers to every one of those tory mps and we've got a big chance to make sure that scotland's interests are protected at westminster by electing snp mps who, apart from anything el
speaking at a campaign event in dumfries, john swinney said the party would challenge every conservative seat north of the border. the snp are currently the third largest party in westminster — with 43 seats. that compares with the conservative party's 7 seats in scotland. i've got to make sure that i lift the poor fortunes of the snp. we've had a tough time as a party. i've been completely open and candid about it. that's why i'm now the first minister and leader of the snp, because the...
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he stands as the highest-paid coach in the sport passing dabo swinney, lincoln riley and nick saban. what a bpayday he got. >> the future is bright with lots of money there. >>> coming up, a season of laughs is coming to a close. two familiar hosts closing out snl's 49th run. >>> paramount has big decisions to make. '6 has big decisions to make. '6 [car door shuts] [paparazzi cameras] introducing, ned's plaque psoriasis. ned, ned, who are you wearing? he thinks his flaky...
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if successful, it would be the second time mr swinney has led the snp. he previously held that post between 2000 and 2004. but speaking at first ministers questions earlier, the leader of scottish labour dismissed the snp's internal problems again . snp's internal problems again. >> the snp are putting party before country and their own problems before the people of scotland . so isn't it the case scotland. so isn't it the case that regardless of who the snp impose, they will not be able to fix this mess and deliver the change scotland needs in the us? >> president joe biden has called for order on college campuses after violent clashes between police and protesters in california. hundreds of riot police moved in on protesters at the ucla campus in los angeles. police there say they've made hundreds of arrests overnight dunng hundreds of arrests overnight during crackdowns on demonstrations. meanwhile, in the uk, students have also set up their own sit in camps in protest against israel's war with hamas students in sheffield. in leeds, newcastle and in b
if successful, it would be the second time mr swinney has led the snp. he previously held that post between 2000 and 2004. but speaking at first ministers questions earlier, the leader of scottish labour dismissed the snp's internal problems again . snp's internal problems again. >> the snp are putting party before country and their own problems before the people of scotland . so isn't it the case scotland. so isn't it the case that regardless of who the snp impose, they will not be able...
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john swinney looks set to become scotland's next first minister after his potential main rival, kate forbes, joined forces with him. mr swinney pledged to create a modern, diverse and dynamic scotland and to give the former finance secretary, ms forbes, a significant role in his government. other candidates have until monday to come forward. a man charged with murdering schoolboy daniel anjorin with a samurai sword in london has appeared in court. marcus arduini monzo was remanded into custody over the attack in hainault on tuesday morning. westminster magistrates' court heard daniel, who was 1a, suffered fatal stab wounds and four other people were injured. take that are the latest pop group to move their concerts from the co—op live in manchester. the arena's opening was postponed for a third time last night when a show by the rapper, a boogie wit da hoodie, was called off. olivia rodrigo has also had a concert cancelled. there are two things happening simultaeously in ukraine that are deserving of much greater attention. since the middle of march, moscow has intensified its atta
john swinney looks set to become scotland's next first minister after his potential main rival, kate forbes, joined forces with him. mr swinney pledged to create a modern, diverse and dynamic scotland and to give the former finance secretary, ms forbes, a significant role in his government. other candidates have until monday to come forward. a man charged with murdering schoolboy daniel anjorin with a samurai sword in london has appeared in court. marcus arduini monzo was remanded into custody...
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speaking at a campaign event, john swinney said the party would challenge every conservative seat in scotland. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, has told voters it's time for change. at the party's scottish launch, he said voters had been doubly let down — by the conservatives at westminster, and snp at holyrood. he said the liberal democrats would fight for a fair dealfor communities. russian forces say they have taken two more ukrainian villages in the east of the country — one village in the kharkiv region, and another one in donetsk. ukraine is battling a russian ground offensive in kharkiv region, which began on may ten, in moscow's biggest territorial advance in 18 months. meanwhile ukraine's president, volodymyrzelensky, has been visiting spain, which has promised to give ukraine a billion euros worth of military aid. during the visit, he claimed that russia had fired more than 3,000 guided aerial bombs at ukraine so far this month. translation: the biggest. problem we have now is that russia's using more than 3,000 bombs per month towards civilians. we predict th
speaking at a campaign event, john swinney said the party would challenge every conservative seat in scotland. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, has told voters it's time for change. at the party's scottish launch, he said voters had been doubly let down — by the conservatives at westminster, and snp at holyrood. he said the liberal democrats would fight for a fair dealfor communities. russian forces say they have taken two more ukrainian villages in the east of the country — one...
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scotland's first minister john swinney, north of the border. scotland's first ministerjohn swinney, has been campaigning in dumfries, where he said that he wanted to kick the tories out of scotland. >> yes, he did indeed, he took time out of his campaign to speak to us scotland reporter tony mcguire. here's what he had to say. >> i don't today in alister jack's constituency. well douglas ross no less is up in michael matheson's when you took this job, you said that you were going to do your bit to kind of detoxify and remove the tribalism . is the election put tribalism. is the election put paid to those plans yet ? paid to those plans yet? >> no, i think it's obviously the elections are competitive contest. and what i set out last thursday is that while all that kind of competition goes on, i want to bring people in scotland together. i want to unite people in scotland on an agenda to make scotland a better country. and that's about tackling some of the issues that are really significant and damaging for scotland that we have had in recent yea
scotland's first minister john swinney, north of the border. scotland's first ministerjohn swinney, has been campaigning in dumfries, where he said that he wanted to kick the tories out of scotland. >> yes, he did indeed, he took time out of his campaign to speak to us scotland reporter tony mcguire. here's what he had to say. >> i don't today in alister jack's constituency. well douglas ross no less is up in michael matheson's when you took this job, you said that you were going to...
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scottish national party politician john swinney has announced he's standing to be the party's next leader and first minister of scotland. he's the first candidate to enter the race to succeed humza yousaf who resigned after the collapse of a power—sharing agreement with the scottish greens. he said he wanted to unite the party and build a modern diverse scotland, focusing on issues like health, education and transport. my message is crisp and simple. i am stepping _ my message is crisp and simple. i am stepping forward to bring the snp together to deliver economic growth and socini— together to deliver economic growth and socialjustice, to deliver the very— and socialjustice, to deliver the very best — and socialjustice, to deliver the very best future for everyone, in a modern, _ very best future for everyone, in a modern, dynamic, diverse scotland. i want to— modern, dynamic, diverse scotland. i want to unite — modern, dynamic, diverse scotland. i want to unite the snp and unite scotland — want to unite the snp and unite scotland or independence. i invite everyone — scot
scottish national party politician john swinney has announced he's standing to be the party's next leader and first minister of scotland. he's the first candidate to enter the race to succeed humza yousaf who resigned after the collapse of a power—sharing agreement with the scottish greens. he said he wanted to unite the party and build a modern diverse scotland, focusing on issues like health, education and transport. my message is crisp and simple. i am stepping _ my message is crisp and...