let's have the latest from linlithgow, porthcawl, and belfast, where we start with chris page.ropes to be crowned tory champion. this mural in belfast has been repainted repeatedly as the political prizefighting in london has played out. in a student area nearby, people have various thoughts on the new prime minister and how he got thejob. there is nothing democratic about that. i feel like they need to call a general election asap. this is better than liz truss, anyway. what would you like him to prioritise for this part of the world? just mainly stabilise the economy, to be honest. there is a really bad drug epidemic at the minute and it probably- needs prioritised over| the majority of things. the most immediate issue for rishi sunak here is the current absence of the devolved government. the democratic unionist party says it will block the formation of a power—sharing coalition until the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk is removed. this friday is the legal deadline for a devolved government to be formed following the election to the northern ireland assembly back

back to the polls in december. 200 years ago, the union canal brought trade and prosperity here to linlithgowlet's say, still to be proven. but i'm hopeful. what about yourself? i think he has been chancellor, he understands what it's about and i think he will dismantle a lot of what liz truss did that caused all the problems. we have to be serious, we can't live on borrowed money forever so, yes, let's expect cuts in the public service. well, i'm not a fan- of the tories in general but i probably would say he would be my favourite option out of all the onesl that possibly were going to stand. if you were him, what would be the first thing you would do? i would invest in social care. i am one of these people that is for a scottish referendum. sorry, but i am. i just think we need... i never wanted brexit either and i'm sure he will make a good job as a prime minister but i trust our nicola sturgeon, you know. i love her. the issue of independence is never far from the surface of politics in scotland. for some voters it is the number one priority but even so, right now almost everyone wants to