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lorna gordon reports. he is known in his party as a safe pair of hands, john swinney�*s led the snp before and now he wants to lead it again. i the snp before and now he wants to lead it again-— lead it again. i intend to stand for election as _ lead it again. i intend to stand for election as leader _ lead it again. i intend to stand for election as leader of _ lead it again. i intend to stand for election as leader of the - lead it again. i intend to stand for election as leader of the scottish | election as leader of the scottish national party. people will ask, how long will i be around? i am no caretaker. i am long will i be around? i am no caretaker. iam no long will i be around? i am no caretaker. i am no interim leader. i am offering to lead my party through the westminster elections and to lead us beyond the 2026 elections. john swinney�*s pitch is that he is a unifier and senior figures from the party were backing him at this morning's launch. and he admitted the snp is facing difficult tim
lorna gordon reports. he is known in his party as a safe pair of hands, john swinney�*s led the snp before and now he wants to lead it again. i the snp before and now he wants to lead it again-— lead it again. i intend to stand for election as _ lead it again. i intend to stand for election as leader _ lead it again. i intend to stand for election as leader of _ lead it again. i intend to stand for election as leader of the - lead it again. i intend to stand for election as leader of the...
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our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. yeah, the snp leader has been out campaigning here in scotland's biggest city. he came to a community centre here in the east end of glasgow to set out his party possible economic arguments will stop he told me earlier that he could do business with whoever ends up could do business with whoever ends up becoming the next prime minister as long as they deliver for the people of scotland. he said that would mean ending public spending cuts. which, as he put it, had been inflicted on scotland by the conservatives and that he believed, he said, would continue if labour got into downing street. i am really, really worried that a labour government, in order to establish its financial credibility, or whatever they are doing, are simply going to sign up to prolonged austerity. now, as the first minister of scotland, responsible for enhancing our health and education services in scotland, which are my absolute priority, i can't do that effectively if my budget is being constantly undermined an
our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. yeah, the snp leader has been out campaigning here in scotland's biggest city. he came to a community centre here in the east end of glasgow to set out his party possible economic arguments will stop he told me earlier that he could do business with whoever ends up could do business with whoever ends up becoming the next prime minister as long as they deliver for the people of scotland. he said that would mean ending public spending cuts....
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let's bring in lorna gordon, who's watching events for us in edinburgh. a speech there from john swinney, acknowledging his long career in politics and is surprised with which he finds himself in this position, and also acknowledging some of the conflict that's gone on certainly in the recent past in politics there, and wanting to put that in the past, but acknowledging he has to reach out to other parties now. john out to other parties now. john swinney has _ out to other parties now. john swinney has been _ out to other parties now. john swinney has been in - out to other parties now. jm�*i swinney has been in scottish parliament for the last quarter of a century, but he tipped his hat to the fact that his history and politics goes back even further. he talked of how in 1979, he wore an snp badge when he was 15 and a teacher asked him why he was supporting this party on the fringes of politics— he said he could scarcely imagine now he would become first minister. he talked in that speech of howjust a year ago, he said he'd done his bit, so his elect
let's bring in lorna gordon, who's watching events for us in edinburgh. a speech there from john swinney, acknowledging his long career in politics and is surprised with which he finds himself in this position, and also acknowledging some of the conflict that's gone on certainly in the recent past in politics there, and wanting to put that in the past, but acknowledging he has to reach out to other parties now. john out to other parties now. john swinney has _ out to other parties now. john...
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thank you, lorna gordon. the mother of one of the people killed in the manchester arena bombing has begun a 200 mile walk from the venue to downing street as part of her campaign for better public safety. 22 people lost their lives in the attack seven years ago this month. the mother of martyn hett is calling for legislation called martyn's law which would require all venues to draw up plans for dealing with terror attacks. here's our north of england correspondent, judith moritz. it was really weird to come here, because i'm actually stood more or less where the terrorist stood, which is odd, but martyn stood four metres away from him. figen murray has come to the exact spot where her son was murdered at manchester arena. it's not easy for her to be here, but she is making a point. figen's campaigning for new legislation to place a duty on public venues to plan for the threat of terrorism. called martyn's law, it's named after her son who was killed in the attack in 2017. figen has been pushing for it for fi
thank you, lorna gordon. the mother of one of the people killed in the manchester arena bombing has begun a 200 mile walk from the venue to downing street as part of her campaign for better public safety. 22 people lost their lives in the attack seven years ago this month. the mother of martyn hett is calling for legislation called martyn's law which would require all venues to draw up plans for dealing with terror attacks. here's our north of england correspondent, judith moritz. it was really...
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lorna gordon, thanks. _ vote in just over a month? time. lorna gordon, thanks. we i vote in just over a month? time. lorna gordon, thanks. we will i vote in just over a month? time. | lorna gordon, thanks. we will go back to that event for more on the snp launch and their campaign. let's move on to other stories. thousands of cancer patients across england will be invited to take part in trials of a new treatment using personalised vaccines. the scheme, known as the cancer vaccine launch pad, will match nhs patients with suitable studies across the country. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has the story. elliot was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year and has already had surgery and chemotherapy. but tests show he still has fragments of cancerous dna in his blood, putting him at increased risk of his cancer coming back. so he signed up to a trial at birmingham's queen elizabeth hospital of a new type of treatment, a cancer vaccine. i feel excited, you know? i did a bit of research about the treatment trial itself. and if it's successful, then it's a medical brea
lorna gordon, thanks. _ vote in just over a month? time. lorna gordon, thanks. we i vote in just over a month? time. lorna gordon, thanks. we will i vote in just over a month? time. | lorna gordon, thanks. we will go back to that event for more on the snp launch and their campaign. let's move on to other stories. thousands of cancer patients across england will be invited to take part in trials of a new treatment using personalised vaccines. the scheme, known as the cancer vaccine launch pad,...
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we can talk to lorna gordon who is following developments for us in edinburgh. take us through what has been going on there in the last few hours. , ., ,, , . , hours. john swinney elected first minister. hours. john swinney elected first minister- he _ hours. john swinney elected first minister. he is _ hours. john swinney elected first minister. he isjust _ hours. john swinney elected first minister. he isjust giving - hours. john swinney elected first minister. he isjust giving some i minister. he isjust giving some comments now to the waiting media, with kate forbes by his side. she is the youngest ever deputy first minister of scotland. she will take on the economy portfolio and responsibility for gaelic as well. of responsibility for gaelic as well. of course, she was at one point seen as someone who might throw her hat into the ring to become first minister, to enter that competition. she decided to step aside and has been rewarded for that loyalty, as being given a senior position in the scottish government. you might read into this that perhaps scottish
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lorna gordon reports from glencoe. the mountains of glencoe. majestic, challenging and, in changeable conditions, sometimes deadly. thousands of tourists and walkers visit them every year. 12—year—old richard parry and his father tom had been among them. they'd climbed ben nevis before moving on to glencoe. —— 12—year—old richie parry and his father tom had been among them. they'd climbed ben nevis before moving on to glencoe. the two had been reported missing after failing to return to their home in cheshire. tom parry�*s colleagues said he would have been well prepared and are devastated their bodies have been found. when going out walking, he would have been meticulous in his walking regime up in scotland. so for us, we just can't understand, really, how this has happened. for 12 hours, dozens of mountain rescue volunteers, as well as a coastguard helicopter, scoured the mountains. we don't know exactly where the father and son have been walking. but some of the more exposed routes can be treacherous if the weather turns. in po
lorna gordon reports from glencoe. the mountains of glencoe. majestic, challenging and, in changeable conditions, sometimes deadly. thousands of tourists and walkers visit them every year. 12—year—old richard parry and his father tom had been among them. they'd climbed ben nevis before moving on to glencoe. —— 12—year—old richie parry and his father tom had been among them. they'd climbed ben nevis before moving on to glencoe. the two had been reported missing after failing to...
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0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in edinburgh. hi, so appointments being made. yes, for the last hour _ hi, so appointments being made. yes, for the last hour or _ hi, so appointments being made. yes, for the last hour or so _ hi, so appointments being made. 133 for the last hour or so we have seen various members of the scottish government enter the doors of the bute house that you see behind me and first amongst those to enter was kate forbes john and first amongst those to enter was kate forbesjohn swinney had made clear that his party is not as united as he would like it to be an kate forbes was, at one point seen as his main rivalfor thejob last week she decided to step aside and said he would give her a significant role in government and he has delivered, appointing her as deputy first minister. john swinney said she was an immensely talented politician and her new role would prove critical as he focused on the key commitments of eradicating child poverty and investing in public services and supporting economic growth and for her part, kate forbes said thi
0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in edinburgh. hi, so appointments being made. yes, for the last hour _ hi, so appointments being made. yes, for the last hour or _ hi, so appointments being made. yes, for the last hour or so _ hi, so appointments being made. 133 for the last hour or so we have seen various members of the scottish government enter the doors of the bute house that you see behind me and first amongst those to enter was kate forbes john and first amongst those to enter...
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i believe our correspondent lorna gordon is there to speak to us now. lorna, good to have you. what can we expect from the rest of the day? well, yes, this is a day of solemn ceremony. that short ceremony here at the court of session which took place a couple of minutes past ten o'clock. it involved five judges, it was led by the lord president lord carloway, who administered the oath of office and as is tradition mr swinney did not speak but bowed his head three times before putting his pen to parchment. he is now officially first minister of scotland. as you said, he has led the snp twice, but this is his first time as first minister. alongside him is his wife elizabeth quickly and his son. we expect him in a short time to come across and make a few comments in front of the camera. of few comments in front of the camera. of course he is no stranger to government. he has been part of government. he has been part of government for much of the past 17 years, only stepping back last year when he decided not to run for office. —— elizabeth ouigley. in the competition to become
i believe our correspondent lorna gordon is there to speak to us now. lorna, good to have you. what can we expect from the rest of the day? well, yes, this is a day of solemn ceremony. that short ceremony here at the court of session which took place a couple of minutes past ten o'clock. it involved five judges, it was led by the lord president lord carloway, who administered the oath of office and as is tradition mr swinney did not speak but bowed his head three times before putting his pen to...
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let's speak to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. it was somewhat of a surprise to be back as first minister this year. what are the key challenges facing him? he what are the key challenges facing him? ,., what are the key challenges facing him? ,. ., ., his bit. i think his main challenge will be trying to unite his party, trying to reach across the political divide because he's not a minority government. he's actuallyjust coming out for photographs on the steps of butte house with his wife elizabeth quigley. he announced it wasn't an easy decision for his family. elizabeth quigley suffers from ms, but he's waving with the cameras with her alongside him as we speak, offering that traditional photo opportunity. of course, he has been a man at the heart of government here in scotland for much of the cost 17 years —— past. part of the cost 17 years —— past. part of the cost 17 years —— past. part of the snp for much longer than that. one of the other challenges he will have as a result is trying to present himself as a new
let's speak to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. it was somewhat of a surprise to be back as first minister this year. what are the key challenges facing him? he what are the key challenges facing him? ,., what are the key challenges facing him? ,. ., ., his bit. i think his main challenge will be trying to unite his party, trying to reach across the political divide because he's not a minority government. he's actuallyjust coming out for photographs on the steps of butte house with his...
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lorna gordon, bbc news, glencoe. the role of the princess of wales will be replaced by a member of the armed forces in a ceremonial military event injune, the colonel's review. the princess has not been attending public engagements, since she revealed she was being treated for cancer. buckingham palace has now confirmed that king charles will attend next month's trooping the colour ceremony, which marks the sovereign's official birthday, but will ride in a carriage not on horseback. it's the biggest ever benefits fraud in britain. guynesh ali and four other bulgarians have been jailed after admitting they stole almost £54 million in universal credit. the judge said they'd plundered the state's support mechanism on an industrial scale — stealing "eye—watering sums." the gang were sentenced to between three and eight years in prison. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports. taxpayers' money thrown around like confetti by a multi—million pound fraudster. the scale of the scam astonished invest
lorna gordon, bbc news, glencoe. the role of the princess of wales will be replaced by a member of the armed forces in a ceremonial military event injune, the colonel's review. the princess has not been attending public engagements, since she revealed she was being treated for cancer. buckingham palace has now confirmed that king charles will attend next month's trooping the colour ceremony, which marks the sovereign's official birthday, but will ride in a carriage not on horseback. it's the...
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our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glencoe. just bring us up to date with what there was an extensive search for richie and tom parry after they were reported missing, a search and rescue helicopter from prestwick were involved in mountain rescue teams were out dry to find a pair. the weather can change quickly here and when it does it can become extremely challenging. there are exposed religious and a lot of rock faces which can become treacherous when wet. mountain rescue teams so that call—outs are on the right here in scotland, in part because of the instagram generation, people heading out to take photographs or the mountains stop glencoe mountain rescue said that was not the situation in this case. they say these were experienced walkers so what will happen now as they will be dry to work out where exactly this pair were and what went wrong that led to the tragedy. lorna, thank you. the conservatives and labour have both ruled out raising value added tax or vat which is presently 20% for most items if they win the gener
our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glencoe. just bring us up to date with what there was an extensive search for richie and tom parry after they were reported missing, a search and rescue helicopter from prestwick were involved in mountain rescue teams were out dry to find a pair. the weather can change quickly here and when it does it can become extremely challenging. there are exposed religious and a lot of rock faces which can become treacherous when wet. mountain rescue teams so...
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lorna gordon is watching attentively. thanks forjoining us. take us through the process of what we have been watching and what has been taking place? i we have been watching and what has been taking place?— been taking place? i called of a century since — been taking place? i called of a century since the _ been taking place? i called of a century since the reconvened i century since the reconvened parliament first sat, and when they elect a new first minister, this will be the seventh first minister for scotland, or those who wish to stand get a chance to make a short speech of up to five minutes in length and then there is a quite speedy process, electronic voting process, which is being completed now, just the verifying of those votes left. it is almost a foregone conclusion who is going to win because it is based on a simple majority and the snp is by far the largest party here at the scottish parliament. john swinney made the final speech and in effect he attempted even in this speech to reset the tone of the debate, when he talked pr
lorna gordon is watching attentively. thanks forjoining us. take us through the process of what we have been watching and what has been taking place? i we have been watching and what has been taking place?— been taking place? i called of a century since — been taking place? i called of a century since the _ been taking place? i called of a century since the reconvened i century since the reconvened parliament first sat, and when they elect a new first minister, this will be the seventh...
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let's speak to lorna gordon in edinburgh. just remind us first of all whojohn swinney is. your mac is a vastly experience of the snp, campaigning since he was a teenager and young mackie is now 60 years old and since he was a teenager and young mackie is now 60 years ol- mackie is now 60 years old and he led the snp _ mackie is now 60 years old and he led the snp at — mackie is now 60 years old and he led the snp at one _ mackie is now 60 years old and he led the snp at one point _ mackie is now 60 years old and he led the snp at one point and i mackie is now 60 years old and he led the snp at one point and he i mackie is now 60 years old and he led the snp at one point and he is| led the snp at one point and he is making his pitch to lead it again and he said he has no caretaker, no interim leader, he is in it to win and he said he is strong, experienced, skilled and also admitted his party is not as cohesive as it needs to be. you have seen that over the last week and indeed, if you follow scottish politics closely, you have seen over the last month a kind of bringing
let's speak to lorna gordon in edinburgh. just remind us first of all whojohn swinney is. your mac is a vastly experience of the snp, campaigning since he was a teenager and young mackie is now 60 years old and since he was a teenager and young mackie is now 60 years ol- mackie is now 60 years old and he led the snp _ mackie is now 60 years old and he led the snp at — mackie is now 60 years old and he led the snp at one _ mackie is now 60 years old and he led the snp at one point _ mackie is...
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i would like to go now to our correspondent in glasgow, lorna gordon. just looking at the election and what rishi sunak had to say, what kind of battle lines will there be in scotland? has there yet been any political reaction there? remember, the last time there was a general election here in scotland, the snp won the most seats by a considerable margin. but i think it is fair to say it will be a much more competitive general election this time around. remember, labour won this part of west central scotland, hamilton and rutherglen —— rutherglen and hamilton west, in a by—election last year and they will be hoping to win the seat again and other seats like it in west central scotland, east of edinburgh and perhaps as far afield as the western isles. certainly, the polling suggests that the last five polls have put labour of 36% in scotland and the snp on 31% or 32%. it is only li%, 5% difference but it is how it affects their seats and there are a lot of marginal seats here in scotland that they will be hoping to wrestle back from the snp. the co
i would like to go now to our correspondent in glasgow, lorna gordon. just looking at the election and what rishi sunak had to say, what kind of battle lines will there be in scotland? has there yet been any political reaction there? remember, the last time there was a general election here in scotland, the snp won the most seats by a considerable margin. but i think it is fair to say it will be a much more competitive general election this time around. remember, labour won this part of west...