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alex salmond said himself and it's question is now can they get more professional like farage says ?make them says? well will that make them too bland though, because they are different from the other parties? willa sort are different from the other parties? will a sort of, are different from the other parties? willa sort of, you know, rigorous vetting process make them too much like the other parties? >> you have to play by the rules of the game. that's in front of you. there's no other way around it. whether that means they become slightly blander and less avant garde because they have to play by avant garde because they have to play by the rules, then so be it. >> no it won't. no, it won't. >> we. >> we. >> argumentative i know sorry, because you're facing you're facing this guy. you got to pay attention to me. >> you've barely spoken about ten minutes. we're listening to your nonsense. but we've got to move on. but i do like the fact that paul cox is referring to himself in the third person. that's how you know he's a true populist leader. let's do the sunday telegraph. and angel

ok, alex salmond, leader— continuity doesn't cut it.ctual results. _ majority of one. based on the actual results, their swing is 10.5 and it gives— results, their swing is 10.5 and it gives them — results, their swing is 10.5 and it gives them 96 seats but they got double _ gives them 96 seats but they got double that number so how have they done it? _ double that number so how have they done it? that's the question. you're in a beautiful— done it? that's the question. you're in a beautiful position where we have _ in a beautiful position where we have had — in a beautiful position where we have had enough results to put the exit poll _ have had enough results to put the exit poll to — have had enough results to put the exit poll to one side and i would populate — exit poll to one side and i would populate the swingometer with actual results _ populate the swingometer with actual results so _ populate the swingometer with actual results so remember, the needle now showing _ results so remember, the needle now showing the _ results so r

on zoom are geoff aberdein, a former head of press and chief of staff for the former snp leader alex salmondabour government from 2001 to 2002. geoff aberdein, let me start with you, it was it disastrous night for the smp, what happens next for them? it was a bruising election for the snp and i have news, the one seat you said was outstanding has actually been conceded by the snp to the liberal democrats, so they will only be left with nine seats when it's all said and done. what is next is, john swinney has had a few weeks to get his feet on the table, he didn't want this election right now, quite clearly, didn't have a chance to establish a clear narrative and programme for government, but he has to do that very fast now in response to do that very fast now in response to this disastrous result as you rightly say. he has made positive steps, kept kate forbes and as his deputy, who has performed pretty well, i believe, stephen flynn was important to get him reelected as the snp westminster leader mark a good campaigner in difficult circumstances, and if you use that triumvirate as your key

and alex salmond and alex salmond, these are big personalities as wales just not got there yet.f course a titan, a titan of politics. i'm not actually quite sure he was that big of a personality, but he seemed like a nice enough bloke. interesting when it was dunng bloke. interesting when it was during the pandemic. >> well , during the pandemic. >> well, vaughan gething was the health minister, during the pandemic , who was behind a lot pandemic, who was behind a lot of these decisions. >> but now he's out as well. >> but now he's out as well. >> it all makes sense. anyway, post your comments. >> it all makes sense. anyway, post your comments . visiting post your comments. visiting gbnews.com/yoursay. please do. we'll read them out in a little bit. but it's your headlines with sam francis. >> very good afternoon to you. it's just coming up to 2:04. and the top story today, as we've been hearing, it's been confirmed that a body in tenerife is that of missing british teenager jay slater. the 19 year old from lancashire disappeared on the island a month ago after attending the nrg

i think they would look to go and vote for someone like alex salmond, and i don't know if it's pronouncedor whatever, but they seem to be alba a they seem to be more serious about it in some people's eyes. >> well, i'd, i'd say i've changed my mind. and i agree with bruce now. >> very good. that's what the show is all about. our next question is from phil. >> so france are going back to the polls for round two. can the far right win ? far right win? >> yes. so thank you, phil. it's lovely to have a resident frenchman here to ask that question, so can the blue. indeed. i've never heard that donein indeed. i've never heard that done in an australian accent before, kiwi. kiwi. i oh, wow. wow. oh, no . the racism security wow. oh, no. the racism security coming from the front. okay, so can the far right win in france. far right. national rally of marine le pen poised to become the dominant force in the country's national assembly after a rest day with no political activity allowed, voting got underway across mainland france at 8 am. local time this sunday, with pollsters due to publish usuall

>> i'm old enough to remember when alex salmond stood there before the scottish people in 2014, and saysid for by oil and gas. i wonder if many politicians on the centre left are still saying that . it seems are still saying that. it seems like a very, very long time ago now, but yes, no new oil and gas licences being granted in the nonh licences being granted in the north sea at all under this government. it's a pretty huge step. it's quite a remarkable thing. of course it was in the labour party manifesto , they did labour party manifesto, they did win the election fair and square. a big majority in the house of commons. and now that that majority is implementing this policy, well, quite get in touch, gbnews.com/yoursay. >> we'll get to some of your views very quickly, but it's your headlines with . tamsin. your headlines with. tamsin. >> emily, thank you and good afternoon. from the gb newsroom. it's 2:03. two suitcases believed to contain human remains have been found following reports of a man acting suspiciously on bristol's clifton suspension bridge. officers were alerted and arri

things like walking out during the budget is something which the snp used to do when alex salmond ranar group of people of mps. they've got the fifth party in parliament, they've got to make themselves heard and known about, and i know that we know , about, and i know that we know, we know what nigel farage got up to in the european parliament when he was an mep. he'll be trying similar stunts. i imagine now he's an mp and we'll be watching closely @gbnews. >> fascinating. i must say. >> fascinating. i must say. >> they've done an impressive photo shoot today in all corners. >> yes, they've been all over westminster hall. >> yeah, all westminster hall covered it all. thank you very much. christopher hope, our political editor there. now, as we were just saying, sir keir starmer is facing quite a bit of pressure to increase defence spending to 3% of gdp. so who better to speak to than the former head of the british army, general lord dannatt, who joins us now. thank you very much indeed for joining us now. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. would you indeed for joining us. would

understandably, lots of people have been weighing into the discussion with the former first minister alex salmondnp and john swinney, scotland's first minister. he's maintained that the nationalists have kept a very upbeat campaign, but says that it doesn't look good a point of view shared by nicola sturgeon, who says that this is looking to be a very unfortunate night for those of the snp. now, i think while we there's a temptation to focus on that huge drop from four to 8 to 10, a potential of ten seats, let's just say, we also need to , you just say, we also need to, you know, note that labour is expected to claw back, you know, several, perhaps dozen up here north of the border after in 2019. of course, they just won one seat and that was edinburgh south, with, the edinburgh south mp, ian murray. now, he was later joined, of course, by the rutherglen mp michael shanks. but even that to, to who knows how many. it must be understandable that a lot of those seats that are paying into that, that landslide for labour are going to come up north of the border. unclear yet obviously, who is going to