angus robertson. is about the kind of country we want to be. now, more than ever, scotland needs strong snp voices at westminster. and snp mps will work with others to promote fairness across all of the uk. a vote for the snp is a vote against tory cuts that will harm our public services and push many more hard—working families into poverty. it's a vote forjobs and against an extreme brexit which will put jobs and living standards at risk. it's a vote to reinforce the right of the people of scotland to decide their own future. we can't afford a tory government which thinks it can do anything it likes without being held to account. and we can't give theresa may a blank cheque to pursue any kind of brexit no matter the cost. in scotland the snp is the only party strong enough to stand up to the tories. vote snp for a strong voice for scotland at westminster. that voice is needed now more than ever. and finally for our opening statements, the leader of the liberal democrats, tim farron. where do you thin

the deputy leader of the snp, angus robertson, says the general election in scotland will be a fight still a four—letter word in scotland and most people do not want to see a return of the conservatives. that's why we're going to be working very hard the length and breadth of the country to make sure that the snp returns victorious in those seats, because we need to protect scotland at westminster. we see that the tories are running rampant south of the border. there is not a snowball‘s chance in hell of the labour party winning the general election. so if we're wanting the strongest voices to stand up for scottish interests and against the ever more rightward drift of the conservative party and its europhobia, people are going to have to vote snp in scotland. i am confident that, given it will be that two—horse race, it's the snp that will win. 0ur correspondentjames shaw is in glasgow. what is the sense in the snp about their performance yesterday? were they hoping for something better? they did not win control of councils. they did not win control of any of the 32 councils in scot

angus robertson is the party's deputy leader.autiful location. thank you for your time. can you give us a quick thought on how you are feeling? time to reflect on some of those results? i think your correspondent was right moment ago saying the snp enjoys an emphatic victory in scotland, more seats and votes. the leading party in 19 out of the country's 32 local authorities, the biggest party in edinburg, glasgow, dundee and aberdeen. so we did very well. ten yea rs aberdeen. so we did very well. ten years in government and still winning and still significantly ahead of the other parties. in the last local government elections our lead over the party, the labour party, was 36 seats. yesterday when the counts were completed it was clear the snp was 150 seats ahead of the second—place party which is now the second—place party which is now the tories in scotland. we are seeing a realignment in scotland, it isa seeing a realignment in scotland, it is a two horse race between the snp and the tories and it is the snp that will be victo

angus robertson is our leader at westminster.that angus would do tonight's debate and he has been the real opposition to theresa may, we can and week out so it was publicly reasonable that our westminster leader was there. and how do you sum up how well he did? i think he did really well. i think his comments were clear and he was clearly putting the tories on the back foot, having them justify their manifesto, which is unjustifiable. it was obvious that the snp are strong voice for scotla nd the snp are strong voice for scotland and i think angus‘s voice came through clearly. he was showing a real leadership. but how do you justify putting of balancing the books and dealing with the deficit for longer, and borrowing no longer? putting off dealing with the deficit for slightly longer, but not much longer. actually we are looking at balancing the books and returning things to the pre—crash average. we're looking at making responsible fiscal decisions but at the same time we're not going to implement the massive austerity that the

let‘s listen to angus robertson.ven record of standing upfor snp group has a proven record of standing up for scotland in westminster, leading the real opposition to the tory government. in this election, only the snp can provide a strong, progressive voice to protect the scottish people and scottish jobs of the dangers of the unopposed, hardline tory government, that‘s why now, more than ever before, it‘s essential we have a strong group of snp mps standing up against tory cuts. and a manifesto that will represent progressive al use and an alternative to austerity. we will provide that effective voice. we will provide strong opposition. we will provide an agenda for change. so, ladies and gentlemen... applause ladies and gentlemen, to present the scottish national party‘s plan to deliver this change, please welcome the leader of the smp, the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon. applause cheering thank you, very much. thank you, very much. thank you, very much. thank you, angus. a very warm welcome to the lau

that is the constituency of angus robertson, the s&p's constituency of angus robertson, the s&p‘s leadervictim of a massive hacking attack, after thousands of documents were released online. they say genuine emails were mixed up with fake ones ahead of voters going to the polls tomorrow, where mr macron will face his far—right opponent, marine le pen. syrian activists say shelling and gunfire has been heard in rebel—held areas, shortly after an agreement to set up safe zones in parts of the country came into force. the deal on four safe zones was reached at thursday‘s talks between russia and iran. turkey, agreed to act as a guarantor but the main syrian opposition grouping says it has little faith in the deal. three men are due in court this morning, charged with the murder of a business man from dorset. guy hedger was attacked in his home in ashley early last sunday. 41—year—old jason baccus and 44—year—old scott keeping from bournemouth will appear before poole magistrates court, alongside 40—year—old kevin downton from dorset. a teenage racing driver who lost both his legs in an horr

angus robertson will be taking part for the snp but his colleague kirsty is with me now.the snp? with me now. what are the stakes in this debate tonight for the snp7m is really important to get out there and get the message out from the snp. so we get the chance to talk about tory plans for austerity and how we're going to counter that and bea how we're going to counter that and be a strong voice for scotland. it isa be a strong voice for scotland. it is a big event tonight and will perform as he does every week at pmqs. we mentioned brexit, where does that each for you in the mix of subjects tonight? i think it has to feature billy hardy, it is a really important thing in this debate and people need to think about whether they want to pursue a hard tory brexit, giving them free rein on brexit. i think it will be a major theme tonight. looking at some opinion polls, saying this cautiously of course but some opinion polls seem to suggest that the lead between the tories and labour has been closing. what have you picked up in your campaigning in scotla nd you picked up in y

the parties deputy leader angus robertson said that theresa may came to scotland to deliver one simple, "to get back in their box". and it's been a difficult 2a hours for ukip. their leader paul nuttall had been due to visit london and essex..but due to visit london and essex but both campaign trips were cancelled after an incident with the party's battle bus. and the ukip leader had something of a bumpy ride during the itv leader's debate when he struggled to remember leanne wood's name. do you think they will stay there? of course not. 6500 well—paid jobs in wales you are prepared to lose. think natalie is absolutely right. my think natalie is absolutely right. my name is leanne. you have done it twice now. we need to fully integrate health care and social care. 0h integrate health care and social care. oh dear, there were some smiles, but how embarrassingly. so let's begin with scotland and this difference of views about the winter fuel allowance. paul and kate with me. does it matter the conservatives are taking two different lines on this? absolutely, i was so surprised. it shows

the scottish national party was represented by debited leader angus robertson and he attacked theresa pensioners would have two sacrifice. now, the prime minister didn't have the guts to come along this evening and tell us... applause i would like to challenge amber rudd to tell us the answer to that question. because they must have costed it. they must know how much money that will bring in. please tell the pensioners of this country how much they will have to pay to fund tory austerity. how much? well, late last night a rather surprising new poll was published. it's from the firm yougov, and it predicts a hung parliament — that's when no party wins an overall majority. it's caused a bit of a stir because until now prime minister theresa may has been way ahead. the bbc‘s poll tracker — that's all the polls collated — still has mrs may ahead by ten points. and yougov themselves have indicated that their projection is subject to quite a lot of uncertainty. the bbc‘s former political editor nick robinson summed things up when he tweeted earlier: "that's clear then. pollsters say that th

angus robertson for example, his seat.mbolic hits but more broadly at least picking up a handful of seats. they only have one at the moment so in a sense the only way is up but if they get anything approaching double figures, they will feel that they will have shifted their momentum in scottish politics and we will be at a new era. it's good to talk to you. polling day is onjune 8th, but the deadline to register to vote is tomorrow. the latest figures from the electoral commission show there could be up to seven million people eligible to vote, who haven't yet registered. sophie long has been speaking to people in west yorkshire, where both conservatives and labour chose to launch their manifestos. her report contains some flash photography. in this barber shop in leeds, where every vote could count, most people haven't yet registered. have you registered to vote? no. will you register to vote? no. why not? because basically i don't understand it. i never have voted, never voted. bev is assessing the trainee barbers here.

this seat is held by the snp deputy leader angus robertson. to revive here and they are hoping to revive here and they are talking about this as a main target seat. i have been trying to look at the battle for moray and cooking a dish. this is the home of the famous colleen skink soup. the locals who catch this stuff are mixed with a large agricultural sector, service sector and staff here at the hotel. ian watson voted remain. if anything is happening, we've just got to make sure it's the best that can be. angus robson has been mp here since 2001. one of the yea r‘s been mp here since 2001. one of the year's most vocal supporters at westminster. it's going to be me or a tory who is going to give a blank cheque to theresa may which i don't think is going to be a good idea given how important the single market is for the economy of moray. the snp had a 9000 majority in 2015. top tories think their message to voters is getting through. they are concerned that the scottish nationalists will take as out of westminster and go straight back into eur

angus robertson, thank you.d showing us stunning views swthanks, dan. good morning, louise. a few more of those stunning views in a moment. good morning to you at hom. we will be in northern ireland tomorrow. scotla nd be in northern ireland tomorrow. scotland on friday, but as louise was saying today we're in llandudno with the red sofa and it has been range for most of the morning. one of the secrets of television, we have got a gaggle of breakfast fans down here as well. good morning, everyone. let's show you the beautiful pictures from the beach in llandudno. in the bay. you can see the sea, the irish sea looking gorgeous this morning. we've got the great orm and the grand hotel and the longest pier in wales and a beautiful view and thank you to the people who are sending in information about this fine welsh town including that it's the birthplace of the great neville southall and kath wilson says there are more than 30 shipwrecks out there in llandudno bay and chris says that he was stung on the foot bya sa

sturgeon: angus robertson has been the voice of opposition, standing up to theresa may and the tories. not only putting her on the spot week in and week out, but putting jeremy corbyn to shame as he does it. [applause] ms. sturgeon: let's make sure that thorn in the side of the tories is still there. lastly, on the point of the tory campaign, as you may have heard me a this last week, but we have talked about nothing other than is, sheent -- the thing that ibout it so much do not add a chance to talk about it. [laughter] [applause] ms. sturgeon: what i am talking about in this election is how we put an end to tory austerity. how we get things like the rate rate clause. the support for the rate clause really does shame her and show her true colors and the reason -- [applause] ms. sturgeon: the reason that tories will only talk about independence, if you look at the leaflets, it does not mention education or welfare or anything else that interests the people. the reason is they do not want to talk about their records, and they do not want to talk about their policies because they know t

in moray it could be a potential issue by the snp and for angus robertson, the leader of the snp at westminster these elections the tories pulled ahead and you can bet there will be a very fierce fight in those two seats, a head—to—head fight between the tories and the snp, and probably about ten others around scotland where the conservatives will be trying to prove that what they describe as maximum support for the snp, that that has happened in the past and they would claim that support for the snp is now on a downward trajectory. but all that is to be seen and proved or not in the coming general election. the campaign team of the french presidentialfrontrunner emmanuel macron say they've been the victim of a massive hacking attack after thousands of documents were released online. they say genuine e—mails were mixed up with fake ones ahead of voters going to the polls tomorrow where mr macron will face his far—right opponent, marine le pen. 0ur europe correspondent james reynolds is in paris for us. explain what has happened. late last night the macron campaign released a statement saying th

about, caroline lucas, co—leader of the greens, leanne wood, of plaid cymru, paul nuttall and angus robertsonudd. the audience will be around 130—135 people, picked to represent a ci’oss around 130—135 people, picked to represent a cross section of society across the uk. equally split between remain as magath and brexiteers following the referendum. and they have been drawing lots among the panellists as to who will be giving the opening remarks and closing remarks. that is all they know at the moment. they have no idea what the moment. they have no idea what the questions will be that we'll be coming from the audience. it should be an interesting and lively affair and perhaps given an added bit of spice with the addition ofjeremy corbyn. with that, back to you. studio: thank you, clive. and you can watch the bbc election debate 2017 here on the bbc news channel. we'll have live coverage with clive myrie from 7pm this evening. hamerton zoo, where a keeper was killed after a tiger entered the enclosure she was in, will "remain closed", a spokesperson has said. an investigation has now been lau

i have spoken to a senior snp figure who says that will not happen, they will stick with angus robertsoner at westminster. this is a brace for seats at westminster, which is why he's doing it rather than nicola sturgeon. in terms of the other parties, look at the slot for this programme, bbc one, prime—time weekday. it will reach a lot of people who frankly maybe do not watch our programme right now. it is a chance for those parties that don't get quite as much air time as the big parties to make their case. also another theory doing the rounds that there are millions of undecided voters out there and people only start, the undecided people, only start, the undecided people, only start to make up their minds in the last few days, maybe this weekend. this is a chance to inject the other party ‘s policies in tibet thinking in the last few minutes. interesting. thank you. just a reminder that that debate starts at 7:30pm tonight on bbc one. tune in, it will be interesting. back to you. thank you very much. at the risk of repetition... you can watch the bbc election debate 2017 here on the b

the party's westminster leader, angus robertson said snp mps would hold the next uk government to accountssess whether statins, a drug normally used to reduce the risk of heart attacks, can also be used to help those with multiple sclerosis. ms affects the central nervous system and can cause mobility problems. it's thought statins, a cheap and already widely used drug, could help slow down the progression of the condition. a 35—year—old man will appear in court today in connection with a dog attack on a two—year—old girl in liverpool on sunday. the toddler suffered injuries to her head and body when several dogs got into the garden where she was playing in toxteth. she's in a serious but stable condition in hospital. andrew mcgowan has been accused of being in charge of four dogs that were dangerously out of control. faulty airbags, steering and fuel issues are just some of the problems that led to the highest ever rate of car—related recalls in europe in the first three months of this year. the uk ranked third behind germany and france for the number of recalls, but car manufacturers sa

meanwhile, the snp‘s deputy leader angus robertson has said he will fight tooth and nail to bring jobs tourism fuel for that has been absolutely lamentable, so this announcement has got nothing to do with dealing with the poorest in society and has got everything to do with trying to win a general election and outflank the labour party, so i think everybody should be hugely cynical about why the tories are doing it, given thatjust a few years ago, energy costs for people is a really big challenge and needs to be taken seriously by all, but to make it into an election gimmick... because nobody trusts the tourism fuel of at it, it is something people should be rightly concerned about and the snp will continue to campaign for lower fuel prices and stand up for the poorest in society, which is something that the tourists certainly don‘t do. away from politics, woman who alleges she was sexually harassed at fox news has asked the uk media regulators to block 21st century fox‘s planned purchase of skype. ofcom is investigating whether it is in the public interest for the murder company to ta

if you look across the borders, perthshire, aberdeenshire, angus robertson's seat, john nicholson's bossives. we need to use this asa conservatives. we need to use this as a platform to take this fight to the snp and lead the fight back against the snp. ruth davidson, thanks forjoining us today. we will carry on the debate in a moment and bring karen bradley in on conservative prospects and barry, we will be in and talking to you as well. in the meantime, what i would like to do is maybe take a quick break and have a look at the weather prospects. will we are ending the week with similar weather as to what we had at the start. things haven't changed that much and that means another sunny day across parts of northern ireland. the best of the sunshine is across northern areas where we are closest to this area of high pressure. we have had an easterly wind making it feel chilly across the east and extra cloud in the south. that is how it looked earlier on in devon. there are some breaks in the cloud in southern areas. not continuously grey skies, there will beafairamount continuously grey s