going to be maybe it wasn't going to be the coronation they expected it would be 100 days ago for anas sarwartivist and ever the campaigner, he was always trying and always thought next time will be the one, because he was such a driven, determined lifelong politician. how much of a gap does alex salmond leave notjust in scottish politics but uk politics more widely? even though of course, there have been some serious challenges in recent years. yeah, i mean, he's a massive figure who leaves a huge gap in british politics, as a whole. i think michael portillo said he was the first politician from scotland who was recognisable in england and internationally was known everywhere. so he was obviously a huge force but he was perhaps less of a force in the independence movement and uk politics as a whole. he was an elder statesman who would chip in with his thoughts on his campaigns with without ever having to cut he was accustomed to and used to. when we talk about his legacy, it was one of scottish nationalism, he had left the snp and the snp had perhaps left him behind them, so maybe there was

we've got political commentator alex armstrong and journalist and broadcaster jj anas sarwar.e, are you as worried about this as i am? the idea that this is a slippery slope, i'm seriously worried about it. >> and can i say straight off the bat? patrick, you are not crazy. anyone who is worried about this is not crazy and neither are they unsympathetic to people living with desperate pain and severe illnesses. absolutely not. this isn't so much a slippery slope as a logical cliff. this is what's going to happen. and i think in your monologue just now, you summed it up very beautifully by talking about what's happened in other countries. we have other countries to learn from and every single country that's gone down this line has ended up allowing people with depression , allowing people with depression, minor mental illnesses. you mentioned autism pain that is short term, but that they feel they can't live with in the short term. i just think about the people in my life who i know, who've been suicidal in the past, who've had depression in the past, who now have recovered, and

what broadcaster jj anas sarwar. what can you tell me, please? what's wrong with this?> but that was disgusting. >> but that was disgusting. >> yeah. thank you. i appreciate it, but that is disgusting. >> it's disgusting. get ready britain, here we go . britain, here we go. gb news is now a bigger deterrent than border force. next . border force. next. >> good evening. it's just gone 9:00. these are your headlines from the gb newsroom. the prime minister has met world leaders in germany today. sir keir starmer travelled to berlin to meet german chancellor olaf scholz, us president joe biden and french president emmanuel macron. they discussed developments in the middle east and also the war in ukraine. starmer also spoke about domestic issues during the press conference. he told journalists labour will keep their manifesto pledges in the upcoming budget in relation to our manifesto . in relation to our manifesto. >> we are going to keep our manifesto pledges as we go into that election. i've made that very clear. i'm not going to pre—empt the individual measures that wi

tory mp michelle donelan, political commentator alex armstrong and journalist and broadcaster jj anas sarwarx, i'll start with you on this. i know you feel feel passionately about this kind of stuff. i mean, you know, you've got these chaps here who are coming across the channel and, you know , it's only channel and, you know, it's only in my view, anyway, by highlighting who they are and what's really going on, i don't think the rest of the media does enough to show that to destroy the narrative. >> no, the rest of the media deliberately try and hide it. in many cases, we saw we were talking about this last week. i think actually some of the asylum seekers and illegal migrants who have come to the country committed crimes they were covering up on the bbc. they weren't even mentioning that they were asylum seekers. there is an active some sort of deterrent inside these organisations that makes them not want to talk about it. for me, i think something you pointed out that was really interesting there, pat, is france. how much money we're giving france to basically send these migrants here. we

first here you can see from the scottish labour leader anas sarwar he has paid tribute to salmond, describing him as a central figure of politics for over three decades. former prime minister rishi sunak also posting in just the last few minutes , saying alex salmond was minutes, saying alex salmond was a huge figure in politics. he says while i disagreed with him on the constitutional question, there was no denying his skill in debate or his passion for politics. may he rest in peace and i'm just reading here a statement in from the prime minister. also sir keir starmer saying that for more than 30 years alex salmond was a monumental figure of scottish and uk politics, saying he leaves behind a lasting legacy as first minister of scotland. sir keir starmer says alex salmond cared deeply about scotland's heritage, its history and culture. i offer his family the condolences they deserve today so that news just into us in the last hour or so that alex salmond, former first minister of scotland, has died today at the age of 69. turning to other news tonight and 100 days in, sir keir starmer admi

scottish labour leader anas sarwar has also paid tribute to salmond, describing him as a central figure in politics for over three decades. alex salmond, who has died today, 100 days in and sir keir starmer admits it hasn't been smooth sailing. in a video posted on social media, the prime minister has been reflecting on labour's landslide win in july, but acknowledged the choppy days since taking office. when asked if he thought his staff had been successful, his spokesman said it's up to the public to decide. >> today marks 100 days of my labour government . before that, labour government. before that, 14 years of tory failure . 14 14 years of tory failure. 14 years is a long time to cause damage. 100 days isn't much time to fix it. i will level with you. the scale of the damage is huge. but i will take the tough decisions to fix the foundations of our country, to deliver the long term change. we need to change that you voted for. the next 100 days starts now, and i won't waste a moment, prime minister. >> and finally, for now , gb news >> and finally, for now, gb news can reveal that