she won the rutherglen _ is standard. she won the rutherglen and - is standard. and hamilton west seat from labour in december 19 as the snp candidate she beat her labour arrival by more than 5,000 votes. a sweet victory as she had been defeated by him 2.5 years previously. but shortly after she retook the sea, the pandemic hit. it was margaret ferrier�*s decisions during this time which led to the current situation. i during this time which led to the current situation. i would like to start _ the current situation. i would like to start by _ the current situation. i would like to start by paying - the current situation. i would like to start by paying tributej like to start by paying tribute to all nhs workers.— to all nhs workers. while lockdown _ to all nhs workers. while lockdown restrictions - to all nhs workers. while | lockdown restrictions were to all nhs workers. while i lockdown restrictions were in place in september 2020 she was awaiting a covid—i9 test result while in london. the test came back positive. but she took the train home to glasgow to avo

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half of rutherglen goes to the food bank now.e the pandemic. and since covid we was struggling for two and a half years. now only one staff. only one person for the whole coffee shop because we struggle. at the 2019 general election, the snp won rutherglen and hamilton west with a majority of 5,230. the seat has switched between them and scottish labour over the last decade, with the scottish conservatives consistently coming in third place. it would be a massive surprise if you were to win this seat, right? it would be a huge surprise. i'm used to surprises, though. but no, i think our whole message is we are focused on the real priorities of the people across scotland. we want to focus on the domestic issues, fix the economy can tackle the health service and highlight the failure of the snp over the past few years. i think labour have taken a lot of people for granted and i think that we offer people a real change in this area so, you know, i know labour keep saying they are the fresh start, if you want a fresh start, go for a

our scotland correspondent steven godden is in rutherglen. steven.iament when she was waiting for the results of a covid test. when she tested positive, shejumped on a train and came back to scotland, rather than self isolating in london. now, the consequences of that decision have been far—reaching. she was arrested, charged, and data given 270 hours community service. she was first of all suspended by the snp, and then lost the party whip, and crucially, she was suspended from the commons for 30 days. now, she was suspended from the commons for30 days. now, it she was suspended from the commons for 30 days. now, it was the length of that punishment that automatically triggered the recall petition that has today seen her removed as the mp. what it required was 10% of the registered voters here in rutherglen and hamilton west to sign the petition, and when the signatures were counted this afternoon, that total had been passed. so that means a by—election. for the snp, it will be their first electoral test under the leadership of humza yousaf. meanwhi

she's an absolute disgrace to rutherglen.obably wise that there is a by election and then that's just... the person who people want in is in, do you know what i mean? i'll be honest, i don't really think it's going to change much. - 0k. they'lljust probably put somebody in, who's the same as the same. . in a statement last night, margaret ferrier said she decided some time ago she wouldn't stand in the by election, adding that this had been a difficult and taxing process, but it had been the privilege of her life to serve as the area's mp. and i declare that margaret ferrier is elected to serve... applause margaret ferrier won the rutherglen and hamilton west seat from labour in december 2019. as the snp candidate, she beat her labour rival by more than 5,000 votes. ged killen, labourand co—operative party, 19,000. a sweet victory, as she had been defeated by him two and a half years previously. but shortly after she retook the seat, the pandemic hit. it was margaret ferrier�*s decisions during this time which led to the curr

indeed, new mp for rutherglen and hamilton west . rutherglen and hamilton west.istory of labour in this constituency , of labour in this constituency, it's clear to anyone to see how much labour want this . whether much labour want this. whether or not this is the first constituency for them or whether or not this is just the foothold for the next election. but i spoke to michael shanks this morning and i asked him about how he felt about bearing that responsibility . city scottish responsibility. city scottish labouris responsibility. city scottish labour is throwing quite a lot at rutherglen and hamilton west . do you feel the weight of that burden? you know, it's quite tangible , even for members of tangible, even for members of the public, how much they want to win this by—election. >> now the way feel is from >> now the way i feel is from people i talk the people who i talk to on the doorsteps who just totally people who i talk to on the doo upeps who just totally people who i talk to on the doo up eps w politics, |st totally people who i talk to on the doo

margaret ferrier — a former snp member — represented rutherglen and hamilton west.n" has passed the required number of signatures. she was earlier suspended from the commons for 30 days after being convicted of breaking covid travel rules during lockdown. they speak to our correspondent peter saull. remind us of what margaret ferrier did in the height of coronavirus and that lockdown rules. �* , ., , rules. it's the long run inside her. she was travelling _ rules. it's the long run inside her. she was travelling from _ rules. it's the long run inside her. she was travelling from her - she was travelling from her constituency on it scottish borders to london despite feeling in her. she spoke in for results of a coronavirus test. it came back positive and instead of itself isolated and as the rules dictated she got herself back on a train and shoveit she got herself back on a train and shove it back up to scotland. she was actually eventually convicted of breaking lockdown rules, sentenced to community service. she was suspended from the s&p and has been sitting as an

she's an absolute disgrace to rutherglen. know what i mean? i'll be honest, i don't really think it's going to change much. - 0k. they'lljust probably put somebody in, who's the same as the same. . in a statement last night, margaret ferrier said she decided some time ago she wouldn't stand in the by election, adding that this had been a difficult and taxing process, but it had been the privilege of her life to serve as the area's mp. and i declare that margaret ferrier is elected to serve... applause margaret ferrier won the rutherglen and hamilton west seat from labour in december 2019. as the snp candidate, she beat her labour rival by more than 5,000 votes. ged killen, labourand co—operative party, 19,000. a sweet victory, as she had been defeated by him two and a half years previously. but shortly after she retook the seat, the pandemic hit. it was margaret ferrier�*s decisions during this time which led to the current situation. i'd like to start by paying tribute to all nhs key workers... while lockdown restrictions we

apparently i have to rutherglen.hat not a picture of nicola sturgeon , course. it was indeed , of course. no, it was indeed some people apparently doing things tony's head. and things behind tony's head. and we have a thing like that we can't have a thing like that now. the personal details now. now, the personal details of police officer in of every police officer in northern has been northern ireland has been published it's been published on line. it's been confirmed as well that of confirmed as well that tens of millions of votes could have had their information accessed by hackers. asking how safe our hackers. i'm asking how safe our data is. i think we all know the answer is not very. my other point would be what on earth is going on with the people who we trust with our personal data? and crucially, can we any and crucially, can we get any compo patrick on gb compo patrick christys on gb news britain's news. channel >> well, in just a few moments , >> well, in just a few moments, i will be showing you exposing

voters in rutherglen and hamilton west were able to sign the petition after she was suspended for 30ukraine says russia should expect more drone strikes after another night—time attack on moscow's business district. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has warned that the war is coming to russia. meanwhile the russians are claiming they've destroyed three ukrainian unmanned boats that were trying to attack its black sea naval fleet. from kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. the gloss of the financial district in the heart of moscow. but look closer. on this building's 21st floor, a blemish. an impact, apparently from a drone. after a night when authorities say several were shot down. it was kind of that size, says this man. it flew into the building. the most important thing is everyone is alive and ok. after months of feeling distant, russia's invasion of ukraine is suddenly closer to home. two days ago, a similar attack involving the same block. after the first attack, everyone said it wouldn't hit the same place twice and today we all woke up and were a bi

. >> a recall petition in rutherglen and hamilton west was called after ms ferrier was found to have the commons. a by—election will be held if more than 10% of voters have signed the petition. >> let's get more now with our political correspondent catherine forster, joining us in the studio. and it does look as if that is going to be reached. well, 8113 of her constituents would need to say they want her out. >> that's 10. i would out. >> that's10. i would think that was highly likely. we'll find out later. but of course , bear out later. but of course, bear in mind, this is a woman who sent off a covid test during lockdown came down to london, spoke in the houses of parliament, got the positive result , and then decided rather result, and then decided rather than isolating in london, which she should have done to get back on a train, go back up to glasgow , knowing that she had glasgow, knowing that she had covid. she was arrested by police, she was found guilty. she's done 270 hours of community service and apparently they've said it was a blatant and deliberate, dishonest. >> so

and tony, just tell us why you're in rutherglen today . rutherglen today. >> good afternoon.now, is that to going be the site of the hotly contested by—election? probably around october after margaret ferrier lost the recall petition in order to replace her as a member of parliament in westminster. now scottish labour and the snp have been hot on the trail around this constituency trying to get into the company of voters to spread their message for when that all important byelection comes around. now helping out snp candidate katie loudon today is going to be westminster leader of the snp steven flynn. he is up and going to be hitting the beat with katie loudon this afternoon and he'll be speaking to journalists and hopefully be able to shed a little more light on these rather fascinating figures that have come out over credit card spending in the last few days. of course, we ran with this story quite a lot yesterday just to maybe refresh the minds of some of our viewers. and you some of our viewers. and as you said, there are £14 million spent on range items is a spent on a

well nearly 12,000 constituents in rutherglen and hamilton west side on the petition.going to be the first post re—election sorry, by the first recall, by—election rather, in scotland . and now house prices have fallen at their fastest annual rate for 14 years. the nationwide says the average price dropped by 3.8% over the last 12 months. the average uk home now costs around . £260,000 home now costs around. £260,000 as a drone delivery service has been launched on the orkney islands, helping locals receive their mail more efficiently . a their mail more efficiently. a collaboration between royal mail and drone company sky ports means the scheme will transport letters and parcels between the islands and hopefully with significantly improved delivery times. the service will initially operate on a trial bafis initially operate on a trial basis for three months. if it's successful , it could be successful, it could be established as a permanent service . this is gb news across service. this is gb news across the uk on your tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your

nearly 12,000 of her constituents in rutherglen and hamilton west signed the petition.be the first recall by—election in scotland . recall by—election in scotland. house prices have fallen at their fastest annual rate for 14 years. the nationwide says the average price dropped by 3.8% over the last 12 months. the average uk home now costing around £260,000. now batten down the hatches. the met office has issued yellow weather warnings for wind and thunderstorms covering large parts of central england and wales for tomorrow. strong winds could affect southern parts of england from 4 am. to 6 pm. on wednesday , am. to 6 pm. on wednesday, whilst thunderstorms could hit parts of england and wales between 9 am. and 7 pm. and staying focussed on the skies, if you look west, you may be able to catch a glimpse of an august supermoon as it's called, the moon looking bigger and brighter simply because it's closest to us here on earth . on closest to us here on earth. on tv online dab+ radio and on the tune in app. this is gb news. back now to dan wootton . tonight back now to dan

nearly 12,000 of her constituents in rutherglen and hamilton west signed the petition. first recall by—election in scotland . recall by—election in scotland. house prices have fallen at their fastest annual rate for 14 years. the nationwide says the average price dropped by 3.8% over the last 12 months. the average uk home now costing around £260,000. now batten down the hatches. the met office has issued yellow weather warnings for wind and thunderstorms covering large parts of central england and wales for tomorrow. strong winds could affect southern parts of england from 4 am. to 6 pm. on wednesday , am. to 6 pm. on wednesday, whilst thunderstorms could hit parts of england and wales between 9 am. and 7 pm. and staying focussed on the skies, if you look west, you may be able to catch a glimpse of an august supermoon as it's called, the moon looking bigger and brighter simply because it's closest to us here on earth . on closest to us here on earth. on tv online dab+ radio and on the tune in app. this is gb news. back now to dan wootton . tonight back now to dan woott

nearly 12,000 constituents in rutherglen and hamilton west signed the petition in.going to be the first recall by—election in scotland and a british man who ended the life of his seriously ill wife has visited her grave for the first time since being released from prison in cyprus. david hunter was sentenced to two years for the manslaughter of his wife after claiming she'd asked him to end her life at their home in paphos in cyprus in 2021. the couple's daughter said today she believed her father wanted to say his goodbyes properly . now finally, goodbyes properly. now finally, a drone delivery service has been launched in orkney in scotland, helping local people receive their mail more efficiently . a collaboration efficiently. a collaboration between royal mail and drone company sky ports means the scheme will transport letters and parcels between the islands, hopefully with significant improved delivery times . the improved delivery times. the service will initially operate on a trial basis for three months, but . on a trial basis for three months, but. but if i

nearly 12,000 constituents in rutherglen and hamilton west signed the petition in.going to be the first recall by—election in scotland and a british man who ended the life of his seriously ill wife has visited her grave for the first time since being released from prison in cyprus. david hunter was sentenced to two years for the manslaughter of his wife after claiming she'd asked him to end her life at their home in paphos in cyprus in 2021. the couple's daughter said today she believed her father wanted to say his goodbyes properly . now finally, goodbyes properly. now finally, a drone delivery service has been launched in orkney in scotland, helping local people receive their mail more efficiently . a collaboration efficiently. a collaboration between royal mail and drone company sky ports means the scheme will transport letters and parcels between the islands, hopefully with significant improved delivery times . the improved delivery times. the service will initially operate on a trial basis for three months, but . on a trial basis for three months, but. but if i

nearly 12,000 constituent in rutherglen and hamilton west signed the petition.oing to be the first recall by—election in scotland . a by—election in scotland. a british man who ended the life of his seriously ill wife has visited her grave for the first time since being released from prison in cyprus. dave hunter was sentenced to two years for manslaughter after claiming his wife had asked him to end her life at their home in paphos in cyprus in 2021. the couple's daughter says she believes her father wanted to say his goodbyes properly . climate goodbyes properly. climate activists have been spray painting part of the scottish parliament today. they've done it in bright red in protest against oil and gas rigs in the nonh against oil and gas rigs in the north sea. the group, which calls itself this is rigged called the scottish government . called the scottish government. s silence on the prime minister's news yesterday that he'd allowed 100 more new oil and gas licences deafening. police scotland say officers are at the scene to teenage girls aged 16 and 17 hav

nearly 12,000 constituents in rutherglen and hamilton west signed the petition. mrs.er says she won't be standing in the by—election the first of its kind in scotland . first of its kind in scotland. now as you may have seen on our weather reports, the met office has issued a yellow weather warnings for wind and thunderstorms is covering large parts of central england, wales, all happening tomorrow. strong winds could affect southern parts of england from 4 am. right through to 6 pm. on wednesday. while thunderstorms could hit parts of england and wales between 9 am. and 7 pm. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital radio tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now though, time for headliners . time for headliners. >> hello, i'm andrew doyle and welcome to headliners >> the best paper preview show on tv . joining me tonight to go on tv. joining me tonight to go through wednesday's newspapers are yin and yang of gb news are the yin and yang of gb news josh howie and leo kearse. which is which though i suppo

nearly 12,000 constituents in rutherglen and hamilton west signed the petition. mrs.er says she won't be standing in the by—election the first of its kind in scotland . first of its kind in scotland. now as you may have seen on our weather reports, the met office has issued a yellow weather warnings for wind and thunderstorms is covering large parts of central england, wales, all happening tomorrow. strong winds could affect southern parts of england from 4 am. right through to 6 pm. on wednesday. while thunderstorms could hit parts of england and wales between 9 am. and 7 pm. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital radio tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now though, time for headliners . time for headliners. >> hello, i'm andrew doyle and welcome to headliners >> the best paper preview show on tv . joining me tonight to go on tv. joining me tonight to go through wednesday's newspapers are yin and yang of gb news are the yin and yang of gb news josh howie and leo kearse. which is which though i suppo

there's going to be a by—election in her seat of rutherglen and hamilton west.inster . she glasgow to westminster. she spoke in the houses of parliament but then got a positive covid test result . and positive covid test result. and rather than isolating in london, as she should have done, then in knowing she had covid got back on a train and went back up to scotland . now the snp booted her scotland. now the snp booted her out. she was subsequently arrested by the police, found guilty. she did to hundred and 70 hours of community service. the common standard committee recommended that she should be suspended . she appealed that suspended. she appealed that funnily enough it was upheld and now finally there's been this recall petition. and basically, if over 10% of the constituents say they want rid of you , then say they want rid of you, then there is a by—election so she's currently been standing as an independent mp , and now there's independent mp, and now there's going to be a very keenly fought battle for this seat between labour and the scottish national

i think at the moment the people of rutherglen are really being failed by not just one but two governmentser and by the snp government in holyrood. and course they've also had and of course they've also had a rule mp when i was rule breaking mp when i was there a few months ago, certainly there was a lot of support for labour there, there was a lot of unhappiness about the situation and i think now the situation and i think now the ball is really in the snp's court . they need to agree to court. they need to agree to having a by—election. so that local people can have their say i >> anneliese dodds, really good to see you this morning. thank you so much for standing there in the pouring rain and talking to us. you wouldn't believe it's the would you? the 2nd of august, would you? >> , thank you. >> no, thank you. >> no, thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> it a vegan diet? >> now, now is it a vegan diet? >> now, now is it a vegan diet? >> actually dangerous? well we asked the question because an influencer who moved to sri lanka and switched to it has to be said, a