nick earley has ian blackford. i do nick earley has ian blackford. i do indeed. members of the tory _ your analysis? i'm stunned. 140 members of the tory party - your analysis? i'm stunned. 140| members of the tory party voted against _ members of the tory party voted against a — members of the tory party voted against a leader and is a big thing for anyone — against a leader and is a big thing for anyone to vote against a sitting prime minister and this shows the scale _ prime minister and this shows the scale of— prime minister and this shows the scale of the rebellion and i think the key— scale of the rebellion and i think the key thing is tonight the prime minister— the key thing is tonight the prime minister has the support of only one third of— minister has the support of only one third of the — minister has the support of only one third of the house of commons. he is a minority— third of the house of commons. he is a minority prime minister and the defeat that or the vote that led to the demise of margaret thatcher in a theresa may was much less and this w

— ian blackford.s be clear, at least the numbers don't lie. 41% of his own mps have no confidence in him. 66% of mps across the house don't support him and 97% of scottish mps want the minister for the union shown the door. we now have a lame duck prime minister presiding over a divided party in a disunited kingdom, so how does the prime minister expect to continue when even unionist leaders in scotland won't back them? i when even unionist leaders in scotland won't back them? i want to thank the right _ scotland won't back them? i want to thank the right honourable - scotland won't back them? i want to l thank the right honourable gentleman for his characteristic warm words. and, actually, mr speaker, iwant to say that the biggest and most powerful and effective advocates of the united kingdom over the time i have been and has been that man there. i don't know how long he is going to last as the leader of the snp, but long may she rest in grace, mr speaker. he is keeping our kingdom together and i th

ian blackford.— willing and enthusiastic to do so. ian blackford., we are the state? his answer, well, we say yes and we other people. just last year —— we are the people. just last year —— we are the people. just last year, the leader of the scottish conservatives no less, put it in his own words. a vote for the scottish national party is another vote for an independence referendum. well, you won't often hear me say this but i agree with him and so do the scottish people. scottish democracy will not be a prisoner of any prime minister in this place. so why is the uk government scared of democracy, or is it simply, is it simply that they have run out of ideas to defend the failing westminster system ? ideas to defend the failing westminster system? i ideas to defend the failing westminster system? i think the honourable _ westminster system? i think the honourable gentleman, - westminster system? i think the honourable gentleman, i - westminster system? i think the honourable gentleman, i think. westminster system? i think the | honourable gentleman

ian blackford: can i join you and others like my colleague in particular, our thoughts are with those that made the ultimate sacrifice. mr. speaker, yesterday, our first minister started a national conversation -- when we look at nations like iceland, ireland, norway and denmark -- they deliver lower poverty rates, higher productivity. mr. speaker, the list goes on and on. the evidence is overwhelming. scotland is being held back. prime minister, all of those countries can use the power of independence to create wealth. why not scotland? prime minister johnson: i don't doubt my right honorable friend -- they include what we are doing to come through covid with the strongest growth of any european economy. more people across the whole of the u.k. -- and on the subject's investment into scotland and all of the u.k. standing strong together on the international stage and sticking up for the ukrainians. it is something that the country is also talking about. >> [indiscernible] mr. speaker, the prime minister -- his own little britain. the cost of living crisis is worse in the u.k. than an

the first minister expressed she is willing to meet while ian blackford said this last week.e this absolutely clear, if the complainant feels aggrieved then i am sorry for that and it is important that we sit down and we listen and we learn any lessons that have to be addressed from that. no—one from the snp was available for interview today. the latest development comes from the beginning of a significant week for the party and the wider independence movement. with the first minister due to outline her plans on tuesday for a second referendum. nicola sturgeon said today that independence is essential to resolving the cost—of—living crisis. speaking on today's sunday show, the conservatives are critical of the process. i'm not going to play sturgeon's games on this issue, i would take no part in her pretend referendum when there is real work to be done, real work to take with us crisis in scotland, will work to support the nhs. before the summer break, issues for the snp westminster will also feature in the days to come. a service has been held at 0slo cathedral to honour the

i'm joined now by the snp leader at westminster — ian blackford.fficult to see how anyone forces him out of?— very difficult to see how anyone forces him out of? what we need to reflect on. — forces him out of? what we need to reflect on. 148 _ forces him out of? what we need to reflect on, 148 tory _ forces him out of? what we need to reflect on, 148 tory mps _ forces him out of? what we need to reflect on, 148 tory mps yesterday l reflect on, 148 tory mps yesterday voted against the prime minister, it is a very significant thing for an mp of any party to vote against their leader. that is two thirds of tory backbenchers who do not have faith and trust in the prime minister, i think it is a stunning level and we have seen votes of no confidence in other tory leaders in the past, theresa may and margaret thatcher, in the end it can run away from the reality that you don't have the moral authority to lead when you have such a large percentage of your own party against you. in a wider context, you think of the opposition, two thirds of house of commo

but there was a joke in prime minister's questions too from ian blackford who compared the prime ministerff, who had his legs chopped off and said it is not a flesh wound. that is what the prime minister was full that the snp leader suggested. borisjohnson is hoping he can heal his party a lot quicker. boris johnson is hoping he can heal his party a lot quicker.— his party a lot quicker. nick, thank ou. the government has accused the rmt union of being selfish and thoroughly irresponsible, after it announced action that will shut down large parts of the rail network later this month. thousands of railway workers are due to walk out onjune 21st, 23rd and 25th in a row aboutjobs and pensions. the rmt says its members have waited patiently for two or three years for a real pay offer. the strikes are planned for a busy week, which includes the england vs new zealand test at headingley, and the first glastonbury festival since 2019. our business correspondent emma simpson has the latest. the morning commute at manchester piccadilly. jubilee celebrations just a memory now. passengers have strik

. >> ian blackford: how can our allies trust this prime minister to clean up dirty russian money in thehen he won't even clean up his own political party? >> johnson: mr. speaker, i just think it is very important that as you understand, we do not raise money from russian oligarchs. people who give money to this-- to this-- to this-- we raise money from people who are registered to vote on the u.k. register of interests, and that is, that-- that is how we do it. >> whitaker: but nothing inflamed johnson's critics more than his 2020 appointment of media mogul evgeny lebedev, a dual citizen, to the house of lords. >> our trustee and well beloved evgeny alexandrovich lebedev. >> whitaker: despite warnings from british security services that the son of an ex-k.g.b. agent posed a security risk, lord lebedev of hampton and siberia put on his ermine robes. now from his seat, he can watch other british lords race to resign from boards of russian companies. >> grieve: you may have noticed in the last two weeks there's been the most massive bailout of people leaving the boards of russian companie

leaked tape recording of a meeting of snp mps showing support for mr grady along with party leader ian blackfordk, the party suspended this mp, patrick grady for two days after commons authorities ruled that he made an unwanted sexual offence towards a staff member in 2016. after that verdict, snp mps met in private. audio said to be from the gathering showed mr blackford amongst others supporting mr grady. the leak has been condemned but has raised wider questions. tonight, snp mp amy callahan said she was truly sorry for her comments after she reportedly offered her support to patrick grady in that leaked audio. zero tolerance cannot be a slogan, it has to be real. i have today written to our chief whip to request a full root and branch review of our internal misconduct and harassment structures. no public comment today from iain blackford or the snp but opposition politicians are less reticent. i think his position is untenable. he's had a year of failing to answer the questions that others have been asking. these are very serious allegations being put here and he's taking the side of the per

the westminster of the snp, ian blackford, has issued an apology this evening over the way his partywanted sexual advance” to a party worker. tonight mr blackford said in a statement that the behaviour was �*completely inappropriate, unacceptable and should never have happened�* and was �*sorry that it did�*. well, we can speak now to david porter, who�*s been following the story for us. in the statement, ian says that staff must have full confidence that the group as they are take complaints seriously. in going to the press because she didn�*t feel anything was happening in terms of her complaints against mr greedy in the least recording of that meeting which led to one mp apologising because of the behaviour at the meeting, rather suggested that mps are saying to each other, we have to do all we can to support mr grady, which doesn�*t really sound like something that might give staff full confidence. this something that might give staff full confidence. , , , ., , confidence. this is been a very uncomfortable _ confidence. this is been a very uncomfortable week _ confidence. this i