nicola sturgeon responding — act so rashly. nicola sturgeon responding to _ act so rashly.on| responding to the chancellor's announcement. she has also been setting out the scottish government was not plans for scotland was my independence and she calls for a second referendum to take place next year. speaking at a news conference in edinburgh she confirmed the plans to move to a new currency, the scottish pounds, if independence is achieved. this is what she said about that. i achieved. this is what she said about that-— achieved. this is what she said about that. , . ., , ., about that. i very much hope that for the sake _ about that. i very much hope that for the sake of _ about that. i very much hope that for the sake of people's _ about that. i very much hope that. for the sake of people's mortgages and living standards the statement from the chancellor earlier will deliver some stability in the markets. however, to say that this is now a uk government and a prime minister without a shred of credibility is an understatement. indeed it is perhaps a sign of how badly bro

a nicola sturgeon knows she _ the question. a nicola sturgeon knows she must _ the question.hose l the question. a nicola sturgeon - knows she must provide those answers if she is ever to turn her dream into reality. james cook, bbc news, aberdeen. the public inquiry into the wrongful convictions of hundreds of post office branch managers will begin again tomorrow. the post office, the government and the japanese technology giant fujitsu will all give evidence over the coming weeks. the post office prosecuted more than 700 sub—postmasters between 2000 and 2014, based on information from a computer system called horizon which falsely suggested there were cash shortfalls. some went to prison following convictions for fraud and theft in what's been described as the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in british history. a high courtjudgment eventually found the it system — developed by the fujitsu — was riddled with "bugs, errors and defects." but so far nobody has been held accountable. now a former fujitsu uk board director has spoken exclusively to the bbc about what happened, as o

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nicola sturgeon _ reputation. how are they going to do it? nicola sturgeon has _ reputation.la sturgeon has pointed - reputation. how are they going to do it? nicola sturgeon has pointed out, | it? nicola sturgeon has pointed out, rather she has argued the prime minister is now a lame duck. she is out of her depth, allow the people to decide. give the mandate back because many people have commented she doesn't have the mandate to do the job. she doesn't have the mandate to do thejob. it is going to come down she doesn't have the mandate to do the job. it is going to come down to the job. it is going to come down to the i922 the job. it is going to come down to the 1922 committee, isn't it? the 1922 committee, _ the 1922 committee, isn't it? tue: 1922 committee, they the 1922 committee, isn't it? tta: 1922 committee, they can the 1922 committee, isn't it? "tt2 1922 committee, they can bend the 1922 committee, isn't it? tt2 1922 committee, they can bend the rules and change the rules as much as they want to. that's what they did with theresa may, they basically forced her to re

the timing of what nicola sturgeon did, she had i nicola sturgeon did, she had originally been scheduledof whatjeremy hunt is planning to do as the chancellor of the exchequer and that i think kind of put wind in her sales because she was able to talk about the situation at west mr and compare it to what the scottish government wants to do but as you said, there are still these unanswered questions really about how independence would happen. nicola sturgeon started to go some way towards answering those questions, so for example on the issue of a separate currency for scotland, she said that should happen as soon as practicable. he would not say exactly when that was but when she was pressed, she seemed to say that she hoped it would happen within five years and that is really important for her plan because without a separate currency, scotland could not rejoin the european union. lode scotland could not re'oin the european union._ scotland could not re'oin the european union. we have a busy afternoon ahead _ european union. we have a busy afternoon ahead at _ european union. we have a b

nicola sturgeon is embracing _ that. nicola sturgeon is embracing renewable . that.minster. she rejects nuclear power outright. what we have not nuclear power outright. what we have got to _ nuclear power outright. what we have got to do — nuclear power outright. what we have got to do is _ nuclear power outright. what we have got to do is transition - have got to do is transition away from fossil fuel as quickly as possible but as justly as possible to protect the jobs and the economy back nuclear? it is a usually expensive form of energy right now. at a time in scotland when wind power is already cheaper... wind power is already cheaper. . .— wind power is already cheaper. . . wind power is already cheaer... �* ., , cheaper... but the wind does not always — cheaper... but the wind does not always blow... _ cheaper... but the wind does not always blow... but - cheaper... but the wind does not always blow... but that l cheaper... but the wind does| not always blow... but that is what we need _ not always blow... but that is what we need to _ not always blow... but th

that is what nicola sturgeon told me when i spoke to her moments ago. said it is a necessity the country should go to the polls. liz truss was the fourth prime minister nicola sturgeon had to deal with, but in truth she didn�*t deal with her at all. liz truss said she would ignore nicola sturgeon and in the end, that is what she said. the two of them in the 45 days had no formal discussions at all, no telephone call whatsoever, they exchanged a few words informally after the death of the queen, but there was no formal start of the relationship between the two governments. what happens now? nicola sturgeon said liz truss would be a footnote in the realms of political history. i asked about borisjohnson and the possibility of his returning to british politics at the highest level. she said it was a ludicrous idea and a ridiculous idea. it is worth pointing out the scottish conservative leader douglas ross is not keen on that idea either. he said this evening, people know where i stand when it comes to boris johnson. but taking a step back and considering

and finally the the telegraph has a picture of the scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon.d the bbc earlier that �*she detested tories and all they stood for�*. she later said she was refering to policies not individuals. so let's begin... lesser with the metro and the wrath of booting and this is the deposition by the attack on these civilian building. find deposition by the attack on these civilian building.— civilian building. and the metro i think are covering _ civilian building. and the metro i think are covering what - civilian building. and the metro i think are covering what i - civilian building. and the metro i think are covering what i think. civilian building. and the metro i i think are covering what i think most people will feel that yet again the russian president is targeting ukrainian civilians. moscow says that they were targeting a military target, but it is clear that what happened is a missile strike on separate asia in the middle of the night that has killed 13 civilians including a child and has we think injured at least 87 people and we are still sea

there you can see nicola sturgeon arriving on stage. is so good to be speaking at conference in person again rather thanjust speaking at conference in person again rather than just virtually. applause. again rather than 'ust virtually. mmusah again rather than 'ust virtually. applause. , ., , l, applause. getting to hug friends and collea . ues applause. getting to hug friends and colleagues is — applause. getting to hug friends and colleagues is so, _ applause. getting to hug friends and colleagues is so, so _ applause. getting to hug friends and colleagues is so, so much _ applause. getting to hug friends and colleagues is so, so much better. - colleagues is so, so much better. our political family, colleagues is so, so much better. our politicalfamily, scotland's our political family, scotland's biggest our politicalfamily, scotland's biggest party by far is back together again and that feels great! applause now, the only downside of not being on zoom is having to trade my slippers for these heals. but on zoom is having to trade my s

and following on from what you're saying about what you can see is taking place, nicola sturgeon saidity would take part in any vote. what are the figures that you have seen that justify that? i just quoted the social attitudes survey that came out the other week, which is one of the most respected polling and social attitudes organisations across the uk, and they show that a majority support... what is that majority? 52% support, and that has gone up substantially over the period of devolution. the momentum is with the pro—independence movement, and it will be in the coming weeks and months for the pro—union camp to spell out what they're going to be offering scotland. because right now all the people in scotland can see is chaos and division. whichever government is formed at the next election at westminster, whether it is labour or tory, there is little difference, certainly you look at what rachel reeves was saying on immigration the other week, looking to out—tory the immigration policies of the conservative party. at the moment, people are understanding that independence will en

i'll be talking live to scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon. mission — to make scotland an independent country. her hope — a referendum next year. i can announce that the scottish government is proposing that the independence referendum be held on the 19th of october 2023. in days, a court will consider if a vote can be held. nicola sturgeon�*s had extraordinary success, but not everyone�*s on board. booing. yet the most pressing problem everywhere affects every one of us. warnings of blackouts to uk ministers... we do have good energy supplies in the uk. we can get through the winter. ..struggling to keep control after spooking the markets... i get it, and i... and i... are you sorry?! i changed the policy. are you sorry? of course i'm sorry. ..and plenty of the public. the question that confronts us, wherever you are this morning — how to be sure this... ..doesn�*t happen. this morning we'rejoined live in the aberdeen art gallery by scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon. from oxford by the one—time liz truss superfan and former culture s

we don't want to see keir starmer. with nicola sturgeon, who now talks about testing the conservativeserous. i i prefer to work with my colleagues in scotland. i but for another former chancellor, speaking in scotland today, neither the uk or scottish administrations inspire confidence. you've got two governments north and south of the border and frankly, i'm very depressed at the picture they're painting. the ultimate beneficiary of conservative infighting could be sir keir starmer. all tory mps want to avoid this, but will they be able to agree on how to do so? david wallace lockhart, bbc news, aberdeen. earlier i spoke to msp neil gray — who's minister for culture, europe and international development and asked him if he felt the same as his leader. i think it's no surprise to learn that the snp detest tory policies. we've just heard, in fact, that many conservative mps themselves appear to detest where the current government is going and the chaos at the wrecking of the economy that liz truss has overseen, so i think that it is no surprise to learn that the snp would have major dif

we don't want to see keir starmer. with nicola sturgeon, who now talks about testing the conservatives i prefer to work with my colleagues in scotland. i but for another former chancellor, speaking in scotland today, neither the uk or scottish administrations inspire confidence. you've got two governments north and south of the border and frankly, i'm very depressed at the picture they're painting. the ultimate beneficiary of conservative infighting could be sir keir starmer. all tory mps want to avoid this, but will they be able to agree on how to do so? david wallace lockhart, bbc news, aberdeen. joining us from the scottish national party conference minister for culture, europe and international development neil gray. thank you forjoining us here today on bbc news. first off, do you agree with your leader? do detest the conservatives? i with your leader? do detest the conservatives?— conservatives? i think it's no sur - rise conservatives? i think it's no surprise to — conservatives? i think it's no surprise to learn _ conservatives? i think it's no surprise to learn that - conserva

scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has blamed westminster for the cost of living crisis — ander pledge to achieve scottish independence scotla nd scotland has got what it takes to be a successful, independent country. it has it in abundance. never let anyone tell us otherwise. a nurse pleads not guilty to murdering 7 babies and attempting to murder ten others as her trial begins in manchester. a new ticketmaster pricing system, which alters the price of tickets based on demand, is being criticised by both fans and industry experts. russia has carried out a series of missile strikes on cities across ukraine, in the most widespread bombardment since the early weeks of the war. the capital city of kyiv has been targeted for the first time in months. and there have been explosions in other cities including lviv, dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia. ukraine says at least 11 people were killed and 64 injured in the attacks. vladimir putin says the strikes are moscow's response to an attack over the weekend on a strategic road and rail bridge from russia to occupied crimea. the russian

50. to hear from nicola sturgeon? so, joanna, to hear from nicola sturgeon?, what won't be really talked about by— now, what won't be really talked about by nicola sturgeon today is the strategy for independence because we know when the scottish government and the snp stands on that, they— government and the snp stands on that, they will be a legal case in the supreme court this week, the scottish— the supreme court this week, the scottish government lawyers will argue _ scottish government lawyers will argue they believe the powers to legislate — argue they believe the powers to legislate for an independence referendum at holyrood, uk government lawyers will argue the uk government lawyers will argue the uk government have to give the green li-ht government have to give the green light to _ government have to give the green light to that. if nicola sturgeon finds— light to that. if nicola sturgeon finds that backward case does not go her way, _ finds that backward case does not go herway, she finds that backward case does not go her way, she has finds that b

nicola sturgeon there. sir ed davey has - for everybody. nicola sturgeon there.r makes him a suitable replacement for kwasi kwarteng. liz replacement for kwasi kwarteng. l z truss has trashed the british economy. she's put under the pound on people's mortgages and she's humiliated the conservative government in the eyes of the world. people are angry, they're fed up and worried about the future. above all, they are furious with us conservative party, so i think it's time they have their say. it's time for a general election. look at jeremy hunt's track record. it's partly because ofjeremy hunt's record as secretary of state for help. when you look at his ideas on the economy, when he had his two bids to be the tory leader, he wanted cuts in corporation tax larger than liz truss. i don't have confidence on either withjeremy confidence on either with jeremy hunt. confidence on either withjeremy hunt. we need a new budget. it's hurting people. they didn't even get the energy support package right for businesses, so i'm afraid this whole policy is wrong. we need to m

that was nicola sturgeon — alternative. that was nicola sturgeon talking _ alternative.aiting for some very important news coming out this evening, is it going to be glasgow or liverpool which holds the eurovision song contest next year? hosting on behalf of ukraine was not able to host the contest, although it someone at this year show. let's talk now his in glasgow. it's a lovely day for it. maybe the weather is not going to sell this bed. how did we get down to these two cities? it bed. how did we get down to these two cities? . ., , ., bed. how did we get down to these two cities? _, , ., ., two cities? it comes down to the weather, glasgow _ two cities? it comes down to the weather, glasgow is _ two cities? it comes down to the weather, glasgow is in _ two cities? it comes down to the weather, glasgow is in serious . weather, glasgow is in serious trouble today. it is dj or should it be decision desolation eurovision day, is it going to be liverpool or glasgow? sam ryder came second in eurovision and the uk was given the chance to host when it was decided it can be

nicola sturgeon made the remark during a bbc interview this morning.es — not people. meanwhile, scottish labour have been defending their position on brexit — after the snp leader compared them to the conservatives. here's our scotland political correspondent, andrew kerr. debates and discussion were in full swing at conference away from the hall, comments made by the first minister made headlines. in a bbc interview a question was posed and the answer sparked controversy. who would you rather have as prime minister? that's not difficult question for me, it is whether what i prefer a labour government over a tory government, i detest the tories and everything that they stand for. being better than the tories is not a high bar to cross right now. i think we need to see more of a radical alternative from labour rather than a pale imitation. a senior cabinet minister, nadhim zahawi, also appeared in the same programme. he said the use of the word detest was dangerous language. the first minister later clarified her comments. i was not referring to individ

nicola sturgeon wants another referendum next year. let's talk about priorities.eople in scotland want a referendum in the next year. you've acknowledged we're in the middle of a cost of living crisis, there's war in europe. is it the right priority for you to be talking about a constitutional question right now? i was elected as first minister on a very clear manifesto commitment to have a referendum on the timescale that i'm talking about right now. many people will agree that you do have a compelling case for another referendum, given the election result of recent times, but do you have a fear of running out of road in your time as first minister to deliver it? if the legal road comes to nothing, you're then talking about turning the general election into a de facto referendum but it's a general election — it's not a referendum. well, i don't want it to be the general election, i want a referendum, and i'm trying to democratically constitutionally, legally bring that about... sure, but do you worry about running out of road to getting it? i don't, i think scotl

this afternoon, nicola sturgeon will argue that independence could improve those relationship, sayingather than as she sees it, muscular unionism. officially there is no independence referendum in the offing currently, but later this week there will be the supreme court case where scottish government lawyers will argue the powers to legislate for an independence referendum libint msps at holyrood. uk government lawyers disagree. if there is to be no independence referendum down that route we know the snp plan is to run in the next uk general election as a proxy, at de facto independence referendum. some uncertainty among some of the delegates at conference how that could bring about independence. historically, the snp has talked about oil and what back a de facto independence referendum. some uncertainty among some of the delegates at conference how that could bring about independence. historically, the snp has talked about oil and what bacca did for has moved on, as it talking about renewables. we can expect with nicola sturgeon to say with lead to a more secure and cheap energy supp

we are i hearing that rishi sunak is speaking to nicola sturgeon tonight, trying to nicola sturgeon tonightthere is a difference _ her. that is right. so there is a difference to _ her. that is right. so there is a difference to begin _ her. that is right. so there is a difference to begin with. i her. that is right. so there is a difference to begin with. and l her. that is right. so there is a i difference to begin with. and that played out in the leadership contest, not the one that resulted in rishi sunak becoming prime minister but the previous one between him and liz truss over the summer. liz truss talked about nicola sturgeon about attention seeking, and so rishi sunak making it known this evening he plans to speak to the first minister of scotland, taking a very different approach to his predecessor. perhaps approach to his predecessor. perhaps a more conciliatory approach, perhaps one in which we'll see him engaging more, but of course that issue of scottish independence and keeping the united kingdom united as the conservatives want to is going to be one of those issues in rishi

nicola sturgeon, scotland's first minister, described this as an almighty mess.she also said that an election doesn't solve the problem here in scotland. she said the democratic case for independence is growing by the hour of liz truss, she said she would at most be a footnote in history. now, we understand there was no formal communication between liz truss and nicola sturgeon. nicola sturgeon has said she will now wait until whoever is the fifth prime minister since she became first minister, she said of borisjohnson it would be ludicrous to think that he could come back to number ten. welsh tory mps have come back to their constituencies to take the temperature and probably feel a bit of heat _ temperature and probably feel a bit of heat. there is some public anger, when _ of heat. there is some public anger, when they— of heat. there is some public anger, when they speak to their constituents they will hear that call for — constituents they will hear that call for a — constituents they will hear that call for a general election being echoed — call for a gener

nicola sturgeon wants another referendum next year. let's talk about priorities.nowledged we're in the middle of a cost of living crisis, there is war in europe. is it the right priority for you to be talking about a constitutional question right now? i was elected as first minister on a very clear manifesto commitment to have a referendum on the timescale i'm talking about right now.

that's a scenario that scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has said that she would prefer — sayinges. here's our political correspondent david wallace—lockhart. it was just last month that liz truss became conservative leader and prime minister. since then, a humiliating tax u—turn and a disastrous set of opinion polls. 0ne former cabinet colleague who backed liz truss for leader urged her this morning to be a unifier, not a disruptor. i think when the conservative party is in such a dangerous position, it is incumbent upon mps to discuss with number 10 and with the leader what we think is the right way forward. and what i would say is it's time now for number 10 and for liz truss to start sitting down with conservative mps and discussing what it is that we need to do to move the party forward to reduce that poll deficit. 0ne party with very little internal division is the snp. they're halfway through their party conference here in aberdeen, but when it comes to a uk election, who would nicola sturgeon rather see in number 10, liz truss or sir keir starmer? who would you rather hav

nicola sturgeon in a bbc interviewer said today she detested the tories. but labour believe now they can beat liz truss on their own. ., ~ ., , ., now they can beat liz truss on their own. . . ., ., ~ now they can beat liz truss on their own. ., . ., ., ~ i., in iran, the state—run television channel has been hacked to broadcast a protest against the country's government and supreme leader. viewers saw the usual live programming interrupted without warning. the images show ayatollah ali khamenei with a target on his head, along with pictures of women said to have been killed by police, and captions encouraging people tojoin demonstrations. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks. good afternoon. max verstappen has won a second successive formula one world title. he triumphed in atrocious conditions at the japanese grand prix, overcoming torrential rain, and more scoring confusion, to wrap—up the championship with four races to go. 0lly foster reports. max verstappen has retained his world title fair and square

nicola sturgeon wants another referendum next year. let's talk about priorities.e acknowledged we're in the middle of a cost of living crisis, there is war in europe. is it the right priority for you to be talking about a constitutional question right now? i was elected as first minister on a very clear manifesto commitment to have a referendum on the timescale i'm talking about right now. many people will agree that you do have a compelling case for another referendum, given the election results of recent times, but do you have a fear of running out of road in your time as first minister to deliver it? if the legal road comes to nothing, you're then talking about turning the general election into a de facto referendum but it's a general election, it's not a referendum. well, i don't want it to be the general election, i want a referendum, and i'm trying to democratically constitutionally, legally bring that about... sure, but do you worry about running out of road? i don't, i think scotland's going to become independent, i have virtually no doubt in my mind about

just even the visuals of seeing nicola sturgeon at that proclamation ceremony, at one stage singing godot of scottish people and other people in the uk and around the world haven't seen before. and it's a fascinating insight into what the snp actually believe in a way that will surprise many people. i think this wave of pro—uk, pro—monarch sentiment is going to have a big effect on scottish independence for a while. when the scottish last got to vote on independence, queen elizabeth urged them to consider theirfuture very carefully. the general assumption is that buckingham palace would like to keep its kingdom united. but with the snp supporting a continuation of the monarchy, that's an issue king charles will have to handle with extreme care. the queen passed away on her scottish estate at balmoral. there's been speculation that the affection expressed for her across scotland may bolster support for the country staying in the uk. i think it is going to have an impact, most definitely. i think, you know, a lot of people will reassess and rethink things. and if it's going to do anything

the snp leader and scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says she doesn't regret saying she �*detestsfer in power — the conservatives or labour. would i prefer a labour government over a tory government? i detest the tories and everything they stand for. so it's not difficult to answer that question. let's speak to our scotland editor james cook, who's in aberdeen where the snp annual conference is being held. so, conservatives tonight questioning her choice of words. yes, that's right. among those were the conservative cabinet minister nadeem zaha we who was on the same programme of nicola sturgeon, sunday with laura kuenssberg, and described the comments as dangerous which was echoed by some of his comments. the first minister herself said she had nothing to apologise for in her view, saying she didn't regret the comments and had not been referring to individuals or even supporters of the conservative party but to tory policies. this afternoon that theme was taken up by her deputyjohn swinney on this stage here. he talked about the conservatives being in his words a bunch of reckles

as you said, nicola sturgeon congratulated him and said his election was a significant and importantaid he had no democratic legitimacy in scotland. she had some advice, friendly or otherwise, saying that rishi sunak should call an immediate general election and should not impose another wave of what she called damaging austerity on public services and families. the scottish conservatives know that the recent weeks have been pretty difficult for the party here and those difficulties have been largely self imposed. douglas ross,

we can hear from the first minister, nicola sturgeon.— minister, nicola sturgeon. needs to happen immediately. for scotland, it does not solve the fundamental problem because scotland's folks don't determine the outcome of uk general elections so as long as we are part of the westminster system, we will always be vulnerable to getting prime ministers we don't vote for policies we don't support and do real damage to the country —— scotland's votes point of the only way we get prime list is a greater number of us vote for is to be independent and the democratic case for independence is going literally with every hour that passes. that was nicola _ with every hour that passes. that was nicola sturgeon _ with every hour that passes. that was nicola sturgeon speaking a short time ago. this afternoon by colleague annita mcveigh has spoken to ed davey, leader of the liberal democrat party and this is what he said. liz democrat party and this is what he said. , , ., , : , said. liz truss trashed the british economy with _ said. liz truss trashed the british economy with he

if they do say no to a second vote, scotland�*s first minister nicola sturgeon says she�*ll go to theon independence split more or less down the middle, the issue looks set to dominate scottish politics for years to come whatever the judges decide. james cook, many thanks. the republic of ireland has ended scotland�*s dreams of a place wales too will miss out after being beaten 2—1 in the last minute of extra time by switzerland. jane dougall reports. far from the "land of their fathers," but hoping to go further. a win for wales in switzerland would just be a step towards a first major tournament. this was their chance. rhiannon roberts grabbed it. commentator: yes! for a moment, wales believed, but the euphoria was short lived. a well worked goal gave switzerland the equaliser. that meant extra time. right on the last minute, switzerland broke the hearts of wales. they celebrated and wales watch their world cup dreams fall away. a wales defeat was not helpful for scotland. now all they could do was leave everything on this hampden pitch and hope that would be enough. the republic of

scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon wants to hold another vote next year but downing street saysnce was held on the 18th of september 2014 after downing street decided that holyrood should have the power to hold it. then, 55% of voters said n0 and 45% yes. but since then we've had brexit and a majority of msps now want another vote on the 19th of october next year. this time, though, the uk government says no. and so the political row has become a legal dispute, here at the supreme court in london, with the scottish government arguing that it's in the public interest to settle the matter. and the uk government saying the case is "abstract, hypothetical and premature". the five judges could take several months to issue their ruling. if they do say no to a second vote, scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says she'll go to the people and treat the next general election as an independence referendum. her opponents say theyjust wouldn't accept that. but with the polls on independence split more or less down the middle, the issue looks set to dominate scottish politics for years

nicola sturgeon talking to laura kuenssberg. _ three cabinet ministers who all stood against liz trusses to unite behind the prime minister. in separate articles in sunday newspapers, they warn of the danger of a labour victory at the next election. let's talk to our political correspondent tony bonsignore. i'm just underlining, really, i'mjust underlining, really, no honeymoon period for liz truss. barely a month since she became prime minister, and separate articles but coordinated clearly, an attempt to try to change the conversation, especially after that very fractious conservative party conference last week. so the message is, growth is the right plan, they are saying. liz truss is the right person to deliver it. she is strong, prepared to be unpopular, but she is also listening, a reference to the u—turn on the 45% tax rate. and also, and i think the key to this is, if the party doesn't rally round, they say, then it will be a labour government, and they are throwing in this warning that they have done before, which is it will be backed up by the snp as well, which will threaten

we understand from nicola sturgeon that there had been no _ from nicola sturgeon that there had beentland. when she was asked if borisjohnson should return as prime minister. _ borisjohnson should return as prime minister, she said that that would be ludicrous. although nicola sturgeon does want to have a general election— sturgeon does want to have a general election she said that that would not solve — election she said that that would not solve the problem in scotland, and she _ not solve the problem in scotland, and she said the democratic case for independence is growing by the hour. the scottish labour party have also called _ the scottish labour party have also called for _ the scottish labour party have also called for a — the scottish labour party have also called for a general election. their called fora general election. their leader— called for a general election. their leader has— called for a general election. their leader has said that the next tory leader— leader has said that the next tory leader will— leader has said that the next tory leader will have no mandate as

that's the question, and to help these voters and their fellow scots answer it, nicola sturgeon has beenut the economic case. the uk economy is in long—term decline. the uk economic model is failing, and failing badly. but in relation to an independent scotland, people want to know — indeed, people have a right to know this — can we do better? do we know how to do it? and will it be worth it? her answer — emphatically, yes. but there were questions about checks on the border, when a new currency could be launched, how an oil fund would work, and more. is it not simply a fact that the first years, perhaps even the first decades, of an independent scotland would require tax rises, spending cuts, vast and expensive borrowing or a combination of all of those? is this an easy path for any country? no. but it is one that we are able, doing it this way, to guide through a sensible approach, consistent with our values. scotland already has some of the building blocks of an independent state. parliament, for a start. this document attempts to sketch out the economic architecture. but opponents sa

nicola sturgeon has been dreaming of independence since she was a teenager and now insists her dreamthe keys to downing street. the answer, she said, was simple. to make sure we get the government that the large number of us vote for, always, not just occasionally. for that, my friends, we need scotland�*s independence. they liked that, and a promise that she wouldn�*t be standing down as leader any time soon. nicola sturgeon has set out her case but delbert and next week she will flesh out the argument with a paper on the economics of independence, and it may be that document is even more significant than this speech. it will be a positive message. it has been said we are the generation of independence, what we are all fighting for her. but how did this speech go down outside the hall with these pensioners in glasgow? i think the problem is, we have got to start believing in ourselves. i tell you something, _ what nicola sturgeon hasjust said, it's all fine and great in the real. world, we have to have the money to pay for it all. i have lived in scotland all my life and i would bac

ourselves for the next few months, especially with a view to a potential referendum in 2023, as nicola sturgeontion of the monarchy and does that dissipate under king charles? if scotland goes it alone, albeit with a monarchy, what will the future hold for the rest of charles�*s kingdom? it would be very, very difficult for charles to, you know, continue to say he was the king of the united kingdom because the kingdom would no longer be united. there are risks around the union at the moment, and i think it is crucial for everyone, you know, who believes in the union to make a really positive case for it. and i think we also need to sort of engage the wider business communities, the civil society. of course it's important for those of us in elected office, to explain that unity and working together has tremendous advantages. it's the most successful political union in history. i wouldn't be able to make any kindl of a prediction - about whether or not northern ireland will be breakingl away from the union anytime soon, - but if the opinion polls are to be i believed and sinn fein does win the ne

well, nicola sturgeon will make her keynote address later this afternoon.la sturgeon's away, we know the next plan is for the snp to use the next general election in the uk as a de facto, a proxy referendum on independence. there are a few unanswered questions about how that would work and a bit of scepticism here at conference about whether or not that could ultimately deliver independence. relations between the scottish and uk governments are not in a good place at the moment, not helped by disagreements about the independence referendum is, nicola sturgeon's comments about detecting the tories causing a bit of controversy as well. —— did testing the tories. it will be interesting to see if there is any reference to her comment that she detests the tories. she said that an independence referendum could recast the relationship to make it equal nations rather than what she sees as aggressive unionism from the uk government. we will also hear about the economic approach to independence, and what that will focus on, renewable energy potential. 3:15pm, nicola

stop nicola sturgeon has she _ nicola sturgeon stop nicola sturgeon has she will now wait until whoeverbecame first minister, she said of borisjohnson, it she became first minister, she said of boris johnson, it would she became first minister, she said of borisjohnson, it would be ludicrous _ of borisjohnson, it would be ludicrous to think that he could come _ ludicrous to think that he could come back to number ten. yes, well, welsh tory mps have returned to| their constituencies to take the political temperature i and they will probably hear —— feel some _ and they will probably hear —— feel some heat — and they will probably hear -- feel some heat-— some heat. there is public anger when they _ some heat. there is public anger when they speak _ some heat. there is public anger when they speak to _ some heat. there is public anger when they speak to their - when they speak to their constituents _ when they speak to their constituents and - when they speak to their constituents and they. when they speak to theiri constituents and they will when they speak to their i constituents and th

as to what should happen now, well, nicola sturgeon says a general election is a democratic necessityme minister. and just taking a step back for a minute, this has a potential impact on the debate about scotland's future. in 2014, the argument advanced by supporters of the union was that it would bring stability, it would bring prosperity. nicola sturgeon says, "well, just look around. the opposite is happening." although there are obviously difficult questions to answer about independence, she says what's happened has made her case for her. it's been said in the last few days that westminster has ceased to have a functioning government. well, northern ireland has been without a fully functioning devolved government since february. that was when the democratic unionist party in effect withdrew from the power—sharing institutions here at stormont. the dup says it will continue to block the formation of a stormont of a stormont executive until the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk is scrapped. there's no sign of that happening any time soon. next friday the 20th of october is

scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has spoken to new prime minister rishi sunak on his first day talk to our scotland correspondent lona gordon. nicola sturgeon was very vociferous in saying that liz truss had not beenin in saying that liz truss had not been in contact with her during her very brief spell as prime minister. rishi sunak, a remarkably different attitude? ., , , , attitude? pointedly so, it seems. historically. _ attitude? pointedly so, it seems. historically, one _ attitude? pointedly so, it seems. historically, one of _ attitude? pointedly so, it seems. historically, one of the _ attitude? pointedly so, it seems. historically, one of the first - historically, one of the first things a prime minister has done when they have taken office is to phone the first ministers of scotland and wales and talk about a constructive dialogue ahead. that didn't happen with liz truss, in her few short weeks in office. there was no formal conversation, no formal meeting with the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon. within a few hours of getting into number 10, rishi sunak d

, you may not be entirely surprised to see this reaction from her, quotes from nicola sturgeon there and poverty. in reality, though, is that ordinary people are paying the price just smack beyond hyperbole and parity. thought conversation with leaders around the uk this is a moment of opportunity? it is because it is the moment _ moment of opportunity? it is because it is the moment the _ moment of opportunity? it is because it is the moment the political - it is the moment the political landscape changes once again and with that comes a recalibration is the opposition looking at the conservative party, imagine who their new opponent at the top of that might be injust a their new opponent at the top of that might be in just a few days' time and then start thinking about how they reorient their campaigning and their messaging towards a new opponent and you know what, then, just a0 minutes ago i was standing in parliament chewing the fat in the coverdell with a senior labour mp who was talking about how they'd been drafting what might be on their election leaflets given all the turbul

nicola sturgeon wants a vote for next year. 19 of the victims of last week's massacre at a daycare center in thailand have been cremated. after a group funeral. a ceremony at a buddhist temple in the northeast of the country brings an end to three official days of mourning for the families. 36 people died in the attack. 24 of them were children. nasa says it has succeeded in altering an asteroid's orbit when it crashed a spacecraft into the rock last month. this is the first time humans have changed the orbit or motion of a celestial object. they carried out the test as plans -- part of plans to save earth from future asteroids. human rights groups are increasingly alarmed by iran's crackdown on the western kurdistan region. protesters are spreading over the death of the young british woman who was detained by morality police who are allegedly breaking iran pass strict islamic dress code. police have fired on demonstrators in the capital. this video appears to show security forces on motorbikes with protesters. for now, i am joined by the senior lecturer on international politics at the u

-ll we do know a bit about what nicola sturgeon expects from rishi sunak is the new prime minister.cellor, presumably still on monday, the financial and economic statement. and nicola sturgeon warned that there could be a wave of austerity hitting public services in scotland, which she said it would not be able to withstand. she said the only way to withstand. she said the only way to deal with what she described as the psychodrama going on in the conservative party was a general election. in terms of what we know about rishi sunak�*s attitude to scotland, hopefully, there was a hustings in perth during the election campaign involving him and liz truss in august. and it was very clear, although he might be a bit more polite about it than liz truss was, he said it would be, as he put it, frankly barmy to talk about an independence referendum in the middle of a cost of living crisis. so it seems his attitude will be the same as the whole sequence of conservative prime ministers we have had in the last couple of years, setting their faces firmly against a second independence referendum

nicola sturgeon, scott and's first minister, described this as an almighty mess.communication between liz truss and nicola sturgeon. nicola sturgeon says she will now wait until whoever is that that the prime minister since she became first minister, she said of borisjohnson, it would be ludicrous to think that he could come back to number ten. to think that he could come back to number ten-— number ten. whilst story mps have come back to _ number ten. whilst story mps have come back to their _ number ten. whilst story mps have come back to their constituencies l number ten. whilst story mps have | come back to their constituencies to take the temperature come up probably feel a bit of heat. there is some public anger when they speak to their constituents. they will hear that call for the general election if that were to happen, would you look at the pulse of the moment, all 1a well story general election seats could be wiped off the map. 50 who do those mps want as their next leader? and ultimately their next leader? and ultimately the next prime minister. well,

scotland�*s first minister nicola sturgeon has criticised liz truss for not speaking to her properlyecame prime minister, saying it was �*absurd�*. there�*s not been a phone call. i don�*t know whether that is arrogance, lack of respect or insecurity, whatever it is, it�*s not the right way to do government. we�*ll find out later which city will host the eurovision song contest next year in place of ukraine. and our european champions, the lionnesses, take on the united states in a friendly this evening. good afternoon, in the last hour... the conservative mp conor burns has been sacked from the government following a complaint of "serious misconduct". the former trade minister has also had the tory whip suspended pending an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour. the prime minister�*s office said liz had taken direct action after being informed. joining me now is our political correspondent, leila nathoo. what more can you tell us about this and about downing street reaction? we had a first statement from the conservative party via the conservative party via the c

nicola sturgeon won't build new nuclear power stations in scotland to solve the energy crisis in scotlandhave these people ever seen a tax rise they don't like? or an industry they don't want to control? they don't understand the british people. they don't understand aspiration. they are prepared to leave our towns and cities facing decline. my friends, does this anti-growth coalition have any idea who pays their wages? it's the people who make things in factories across our country. it's the people who get up at the crack of dawn to go to work. it's the commuters who get trains into towns and cities across our country. i'm thinking of the white van drivers, the hairdressers, the plumbers, the accountants, the it workers and millions of others up and down the uk. the anti-growth coalition just doesn't get it. this is because they don't face the same challenges as normal working people. these enemies of enterprise don't know the frustration you feel to see your road blocked by protesters, or the trains off due to a strike. in fact, their friends on the hard left tend to be the ones behind