, squires peter for dunblane mask her took place at dunblane primary school near sterling scotland united kingdom on the 13th of march, 1996. when thomas hamilton shot dead, 16 peoples and one teacher injuring 15 others before killing himself. it still remains the death mash, shooting in british history. of all the killing public debates entered on gun control laws and quitting public petitions for bound private ownership of han guys and official inquiry which produced the 1996 colon report. what was the outcome of that inquiry in the report? right, well, it was, i mean, it was a huge debate. there was a lot of pressure on either side. there was a very effective community campaign, organized around the parents of the the children killed the snow drop campaign and they lobbied hard for a ban on hung guns. the colon report rather came down the middle of it. it sort of studied in details of the problem of gun violence and, and came with a kind of compromise solution that guns for people to take part in sporting activities should be held in storage. secure armor is and then people could take them out

less divisiveness and more willingness to work together and deliver for the people of scotland and the united kingdomand and the united kingdom. last week was a recess week when pariiament— last week was a recess week when parliament wasn't sitting, yet this was happening. some of those things we wiii— was happening. some of those things we will have to wait and see. it we will have to wait and see. it feels — we will have to wait and see. it feels like there are some shifts happening across the bigger political spectrum. the _ political spectrum. the backdrop to all of this internationally is grim. defence leaders and world leaders have been meeting in munich as we approach the anniversary of the conflict in ukraine. you have been warning about vladimir putin for years. how do you explain the danger to all of us as you see it? putin has stated clearly that ukraine is his first stop, this is a war notjust ukraine is his first stop, this is a war not just with ukraine is his first stop, this is a war notjust with ukraine but the west. he has nuclear weapons. he is telling us his intentions which are b

on al jazeera scotlands 1st minister, nicholas sturgeon has announced her resignation, some blame her for not achieving independence from the united kingdom. but where does this leave scotland separatist movement? this is inside stuart. ah, hello and welcome to the program. i'm mammograms room. the search is underway to find a successor for scotlands 1st minister nicholas sturgeon. she announced her resignation on wednesday after more than 8 years on the job. the scottish national party is meeting to discuss the rules for a leadership contest to replace her. and while a choose is a new road ahead. a conference aimed at reviving a push for independence from the united kingdom has been postponed. we'll get to our discussion in a moment. first, this report from laurie challenge in edinburgh. for years nicholas sturgeon seemed as solid as off his seat. the ancient volcano that towers over edinburgh. but political and geological errors both end office seat stopped erupt. thing 340000000 years ago. sturgeon's power disappeared with her resignation announcement last wednesday. good morning, everyone. so the scottish national party is now looking

sudden announcement today will change the political landscape in scotland and no doubt have a wider impact on the politics of the united kingdome it at all. good morning, everyone. thank you for coming along. but nicola sturgeon says the job description of first minister includes knowing when to call it a day. in my head and in my heart, i know that time is now, that it is right for me, for my party and for the country. and so, today i am announcing my intention is to step down as first minister and leader of my party. individual polls come and go, but i am firmly of the view that there is no majority support for independence in scotland, there is now majority support for independence in scotland, but that support needs to be solidified, and it needs to grow further if our independent scotland is to have the best possible foundation. to achieve that, we must reach across the divide in scottish politics. the divide is cultural as well as constitutional. the case of the double rapist posing particular problems for the first minister and highlighting concerns about her attempts to make it easier to legally change gender. there ar

m, demand for independence are all in scotland is concerned, the united kingdom is out all these demands, you know, right from the recently and just to prevent this from happening. so i mean, you can, you can see that this kind of from and that was sanders own along. and just finally, the chinese foreign minister has coal ford ties between his nation and middle east countries to be strengthened. he say the creation of a free trade zone with the 6 states of the gulf cooperation council should be done quote, as soon as possible in a call with his saudi counterparts chin guy alliance. the plans while underlining the necessity to further develop ties and the infrastructure investment and high tech spheres. while the saudi finance minister earlier stated the reality is open to trade and other currencies besides the u. s. dollar. there are no issues with discussing how we settle our trade arrangements, whether it is in the us dollar, whether it is the euro, whether it is the saudi re, all global affairs academic around to, to enjoy explains how the petro dollar can put countries in the debt ab

well european union, but a member the united kingdom, for goodness sakes. i mean, where scotland united nations what a wales that the united nafions what a wales that the united nations there nowhere outside say they get spoken for somebody else people they don't vote else or people they don't vote for. on, nigel. mean , for. come on, nigel. i mean, you, you and i'm sorry. what? the states in europe are not the 27 states in europe are not independent. on. they are independent. come on. they are not in way at all. no. and not in any way at all. no. and that's you would ask to them, not you . you know what? i would not you. you know what? i would disagree on this. however however, let's return to the central point . and i you know, central point. and i you know, i've had this bone of contention in for all these years, and i insist and believe that i'm right. you that's fine. right. and you and that's fine. this news. we debate these this is gb news. we debate these things. yeah, i absolutely . and things. yeah, i absolutely. and thank you for coming on and making points. final thoug

well european union, but a member the united kingdom, for goodness sakes. i mean, where scotland united nations what a wales that the united nafions what a wales that the united nations there nowhere outside say they get spoken for somebody else people they don't vote else or people they don't vote for. on, nigel. mean , for. come on, nigel. i mean, you, you and i'm sorry. what? the states in europe are not the 27 states in europe are not independent. on. they are independent. come on. they are not in way at all. no. and not in any way at all. no. and that's you would ask to them, not you . you know what? i would not you. you know what? i would disagree on this. however however, let's return to the central point . and i you know, central point. and i you know, i've had this bone of contention in for all these years, and i insist and believe that i'm right. you that's fine. right. and you and that's fine. this news. we debate these this is gb news. we debate these things. yeah, i absolutely . and things. yeah, i absolutely. and thank you for coming on and making points. final thoug

scotlands 1st minister nicholas sturgeon has announced her intention to resign. the scottish national party leader took office in november 2014 just after the referendum independence referendum, in which people voted to remain part of the united kingdom sturgeon i, scotland to lead by scotland. longest serving leader they killed in the water. a service has been held in parkland florida to mark the 5 year anniversary of a school shooting that left 17 people dead. the memorial comes just a day after 3 people were killed in the latest mos shooting at the university in michigan. u. s. president joe biden again demanded that lawmakers take action against what he called americas gun violence epidemic nat direction. again the forum, usm bassa to the united nations, nikki haley, as and as she's running for the republican presidential nomination for next year. she's the 2nd tendency join the race after a former boss, ex president. for today, a 42 year old woman has been told from the rubble in the turkish city of car, among morris alive a week and a half after the region was hit by a devastating earthquake. the woman had been trapped under a collapse building for more than 200 hours before rescues managed to dislodge her . from the rubble of

scotland full of brilliant people . they're even more people. they're even more brilliant if they're allied the rest of the united kingdom. as for nicola sturgeon , she and as for nicola sturgeon, she never quite explained her original plan to fund an independent scotland was through nonh independent scotland was through north sea oil hundred trades of billions of pounds , and then billions of pounds, and then somewhere along the way decided no when hoc a new law on any more fossil fuels no more drilling in the north sea. what was going to fill like drilling in the north sea. what was going to fill lik e £100 was going to fill like £100 billion gap? how are you going to fund yourselves? scotland couldn't possibly exist financially on its own. i don't it to please remain part of the union. we are greater together . union. we are greater together. robyn, you're nodding your head there, but i don't know whether . you supported brexit, but i would argue that if you're a brexit, support it's double standards not to support scottish independ ons because many of the themes are the same sovereignty culture, history , sovereignty

scotland full of brilliant people . they're even more people. they're even more brilliant if they're allied the rest of the united kingdom. as for nicola sturgeon , she and as for nicola sturgeon, she never quite explained her original plan to fund an independent scotland was through nonh independent scotland was through north sea oil hundred trades of billions of pounds , and then billions of pounds, and then somewhere along the way decided no when hoc a new law on any more fossil fuels no more drilling in the north sea. what was going to fill like drilling in the north sea. what was going to fill lik e £100 was going to fill like £100 billion gap? how are you going to fund yourselves? scotland couldn't possibly exist financially on its own. i don't it to please remain part of the union. we are greater together . union. we are greater together. robyn, you're nodding your head there, but i don't know whether . you supported brexit, but i would argue that if you're a brexit, support it's double standards not to support scottish independ ons because many of the themes are the same sovereignty culture, history , sovereignty

make scotland who want to always make sure are part united sure we are part of our united kingdom andthat. and so i think for most people in scotland, they want to us move on from that. nicolas on from that. and nicolas sturgeon going probably presents that on that road to that opportunity on that road to unite country once again clearly put miles briggs conservative msp for lothian thank you very much indeed forjoining us. well now i am joined by alister stewart but no no, no, no. it's not the lad himself. he's taking a break today. not the lad himself. he's taking a break today . this alison a break today. this alison stewart is a commentator for the scotsman newspaper . and it's scotsman newspaper. and it's a great pleasure to have him on our show this. well, alistair , our show this. well, alistair, when you heard that sturgeon was had was going to resign or she did resign you among those who said, good heavens would never have expected this or did you have expected this or did you have some suspicions yourself? i some suspicions, i think many saw that over the last couple of week

what we want to decided is that the first minister was passionate about removing scotland from the united kingdomh national party at the age of 16. and by 21 had been selected as a candidate herself .though selected as a candidate herself . though she was beaten by laboun . though she was beaten by labour, her was undimmed. and when scottish parliament opened in 1999, she won her first glasgow seat , famed for her glasgow seat, famed for her straight talking delivery . she straight talking delivery. she rose quickly through the ranks and had it not been for alex salmond entering the race at the 11th hour. she looked track to win the leadership contest win the 2004 leadership contest . instead, she ended a pact salmond, becoming his deputy. and later, the face of the 2014 independence referendum . independence referendum. ironically, perhaps it, was the failure of this referendum, which catapulted sturgeon to the very top scottish politics when resigned, she took over the reins with gusto, embarking on a p0p reins with gusto, embarking on a pop star esque stadium tour to announce her ascendance as

by 55% to 45% when scotland opted to remain part of the united kingdom.xt month it was due to be a special conference of members . basically, to of snp members. basically, to rubberstamp this this idea that the next general election be a de facto referendum, there's big opposition to it within the snp andifs opposition to it within the snp and it's unclear whether or not that conference will take place because nicholas sturgeon in her speech yesterday where she announced that decision to resign, she said it wouldn't be right for her to be the leader. she of she's developed that she sort of she's developed that strategy thought strategy and she thought she might personally to might be tied too personally to it really interesting to see what candidates will pop up and whether or not they'll be vocal in of otherwise in support of that or otherwise . no it'll be a big . no doubt it'll be a big dividing in the weeks and dividing line in the weeks and potentially months ahead. please stay us because we will be stay with us because we will be returning to you wi

japan's defense industry says it landed in its territorial waters. scotland, long running, pushed for independence from the united kingdom, took a blow earlier this week with the shock resignation of nicholas sturgeon. the 1st, the scottish 1st minister. the scottish national party will announce a new leader by the end of the of next month. but his origins reports from the capital edinburgh, a face major challenges keeping their dream of full independence alive. for years, nicholas sturgeon seemed as solid as off his seat. the ancient volcano that towers over edinburgh, but political and geological era's both end office seat stopped rubbing 340000000 years ago. sturgeon's power disappeared with her resignation announcement last wednesday. good morning everyone. so the scottish national party is now looking for a new leader and a new path. they are now in a state of flux. and the key question for them is what do you do about independence? what's the independent strategy? and mckeever is a political analyst who watches scottish politics closely. it comes back to the decision that the u. k. supreme court made the backend of

if you look back to 2014, scotland held a referendum on whether or not it should become independent or cced from the rest of the united kingdomer the union with england, which dates back more than three centuries, and by 55% to 45%, the people of scotland opted to stay within the u.k. a lot has changed since, not least the decision by voters from across the u.k., and against the wishes of voters in scotland, to leave the european union, so that represented something of an opportunity for miss sturgeon to advance her because. where are we now? we have a situation where the country is more or less split down the middle on independence. mr. ross might say it is more divided than it was in 2014. it shows no sign, whoever is the leader of the scottish national party, of going away. host: james cook, many thanks for joining us. nine days after the deadly earthquakes that hit the eastern mediterranean region, thousands of syrian war refugees who fled to turkey have lined border ossings in the hope of retuing to their home country. millions of others across the two nations are living in makeshift camps and are in desperate need of ai

monarch's love for nature. combined the flora of the four states of the united kingdom, the rose of england, the thistles of scotlandock of northern ireland , these flowers will become elements of the crown that will be placed on the head of the king on the sixth of may in westminster abbey, the emblem will be used for all events related to the coronation, including public and national events, this was all news at the moment you can read more on our espresso tv website, a brief summary of the main points on the espresso tv telegram channel and on youtube, and my colleague mykola veresen literally for in a few moments, the broadcast of espresso tv channel will continue, let's listen to people suffering from rheumatism. it's arthritic, it's impossible to get used to it, it doesn't allow you to move . i tried everything. and at the pharmacy, i bought yellow dolgit cream, it saves me from pain in rheumatism with a 20% discount." and good health again my name is mykola veresen and you and i will be on the air together for about 50 48 minutes let's start then we just don't have an interlocutor for a conversation the inter

the people of the united kingdom and their representatives, all of the people of scotland, wales, and northern ireland, lance that have been home to brave souls since europe came into existence, i have come here and stand before you on behalf of the brave, on behalf of our warriors who are now in the trenches under enemy artillery fire, on behalf of every defender of the sky who protects ukraine against enemy aircraft and missiles. on behalf of those who fight to restore ukrainian borders. on behalf of those who have been trained, including here in britain. thank you, britton. and who will be then deployed to the front line, skilled, equipped, and eager to win. on behalf of every father and every mother who are waiting for their brave sons and brave daughters back home from the war . mr. speaker, you may remember that two years ago we met with you here. a great honor it was, for me, and i remember we enjoyed tea. we talked, of course, talked a lot about our people and about our countries and the british in ukrainian political traditions. -- and ukrainian political traditions. mr. prim

monarch's love for nature, it combined the flora of the four states of the united kingdom , the rose of england, thistles of scotland, the narcissus of wales and the shamrock of northern ireland, these flowers will be elements of the crown that will be placed on the head of the king on may 6 in westmin abbey, the emblem will be used for all events related to the coronation, including public and national events, and this was all the news for this time, wait for the updated issue in less than an hour well, literally in a moment you will meet my colleague mykola in september we will listen to people who suffer from rheumatism but arthritis is impossible to get used to it , it does not allow you to move i tried everything and at the pharmacy i bought a yellow dolgit cream, it saves me from pain in rheumatism, relieves pain, reduces swelling and improves mobility raised its head again in europe, reminding of the darkest hour of our history franz 24 constantly covers events in ukraine, our team on the ground and in the studio will inform you about the dynamics of events and this most relevant from franz 24 ukrainian on es

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after brexit won a majority in scotland voted to remain, nicola sturgeon remade the case for independence, forcing the conservatives and others to defend the united kingdomelatively cautious, as her role as first minister took on a new prominence, leading scotland's response to coronavirus. 0ne leading scotland's response to coronavirus. one thing the supporters and opponents are acknowledged as she announced her resignation. this acknowledged as she announced her resianation. �* , ., ., resignation. as a fellow political leader it is _ resignation. as a fellow political leader it is not _ resignation. as a fellow political leader it is not a _ resignation. as a fellow political leader it is not a day _ resignation. as a fellow political leader it is not a day for - resignation. as a fellow political leader it is not a day for ad - leader it is not a day for ad hominem _ leader it is not a day for ad hominem political attacks, ithink it is only— hominem political attacks, ithink it is only right that we look back on nicola — it is only right that we look back on nicola sturgeon's career as longest— on nicola sturgeon's career as longest serving first min

the people of the united kingdom and their honourable representatives, all the people of england, scotland, of wales and northern ireland, of all the lands which have been home to brave souls since europe came into existence. i have come here and stand before you on behalf of the brave, on behalf of our heroes who are now in the trenches under enemy artillery fire, a behalf of our air gunners and every defender of the sky who protects ukraine against enemy, aircrafts and missiles. 0n enemy, aircrafts and missiles. on behalf of our tank men who fight to restore our ukrainian borders, a behalf of our conscripts who have been trained now, including here in britain. thank you, britton. applause. and he will be deployed to the front line, front line, skilled, equipped and eager to win. 0n line, front line, skilled, equipped and eager to win. on behalf of every father and every mother who are waiting for their brave sons and daughters back home from the war. mr speaker, you may, ithink, remember two years ago we met with you here in parliament and it was a great honourfor me. i remember, we enjo

the united kingdom and the honorable representatives, all the people of england and scotland of wales and northern ireland, which have been home since europe came into existence, i have come here and stand before you on behalf of our warriors who are now in the trenches under fire and every defender of this guy who protects ukraine against any means, aircraft -- on the half a fire fight to restore the ukrainian borders and a half of our -- who are being trained including freedom, thank you. [applause] and will be deployed to the front lines, the front lines skilled, equipped and eager to win. on behalf of every father and every mother who were waiting for their brave sons and brave daughters back home from the war, mr. speaker you may i think well remember two years ago i remember we enjoyed tea. we talked, of course a lot about our people and about our country's and political traditions. mr. prime minister, when we have our meeting today and i said that i would tell you i will tell a story in my address to the parliament and a story about my feelings on my visit. as president in 2020

scotland? what now for the united kingdom?rning resignation, the burning question, not just who's going to replace her, but what does the do about scottish independ ? the do about scottish independ? the party meets tonight to decide way forward and who will take them there? kate forbes. angus robertson . john swinney angus robertson. john swinney amongst names in the frame. amongst the names in the frame. we'll the latest from we'll have the latest from edinburgh , london for you . the edinburgh, london for you. the fallout lancashire police, fallout is lancashire police, a for not divulging more personal information about missing mum nicola bully and her issues with alcohol and the menopause . why alcohol and the menopause. why did they initially refused to confirm that she was high risk? how is it damage the investigation and labour focusing on crime this week promising 13,000 new community police officers the party might be soaring high in the polls, but can they persuade the public that they are tougher on crime than torie

the be both of them united kingdom and they are honorable representatives. all the people of england and scotland of wales and northern ireland, of all the lands which have been home to brave souls since you are came into existence. i have come here and stand before you on behalf of the brave on behalf of our war us who are now in the trenches under enemy artillery fire. on behalf of our ear gunners and every defender of this guy who protects you, train against enemy aircraft, and me sales on behalf of our town command call 5 to restore our ukraine and borders on behalf of our con. streeves were being drained now, including here in britain. thank you very tongue and who and who will be then deployed to the front, blind throng, lion, skilled, equipped and eager to win on behalf of every father and every mother while waiting for their brave sons and brave daughters back home from the war. mister speaker. ah, you may, i think, well, remember asked ralph more than 2 years, 2 years ago. ah, we met with you here in panama. right on there was, for me. and we, i remember we enjoyed tea. ah, we talked of

people in scotland decided to stay in the united kingdom. decision for kingdom. economy and for the country's future . and that country's future. and that should be respected rather than endless, for yet endless, endless calls for yet another referendum which are only just. they do have a destructive effect on scottish economy. does hold jobs economy. it does hold back jobs and standards. so she's and living standards. so she's someone that to know , on one someone that to know, on one hand respect, but on the other hand, profoundly disagree with gb news is political political? it's a darren mccaffrey joins us this morning from edinburgh. good morning, darren. what's the reaction to this shock, reaction been to this shock, resignation ? yeah it really did resignation? yeah it really did come as a surprise, not just to politicians down in london, but indeedit politicians down in london, but indeed it must be said, i think to people here in scotland as well. yes, there was a sense we're moving into the end of the nicholas sturgeon era , but the nicholas sturgeon er

scottish people the will of the scottish people has never been for breaking up breaking scotland of the united kingdomwas last meaningfully measured in you know in 2014 with the referendum when the resounding result was scotland wanted result was that scotland wanted to this incessant way in to remain this incessant way in which the snp and have harped on and on the will of the voice of the scottish people when they never have spoken for the entirety of the scottish people . they speak for the snp and their supporters who are a minority scots . you know, i minority scots. you know, i think to be honest with you, i you asking the questions earlier about and i would say that she's gone in. i think we saw jacinda ardern walk off the stage in new zealand before she was pushed. i think in for different reasons. think we're going to see politicians around the world in the same predicament the last two years which have seen mishandling of the entire world by overnight politician drunk on the power that the pandemic handed them they caused immeasurable harm economically to health just the spirit of nafions. to

that the truth is during the course of the last 20 years a scotland like the united kingdom as a wholedes and the last time we about this in scotland, which at around the time of the equal marriage being introduced , two marriage being introduced, two thirds of people were in of equal marriage . and in truth, equal marriage. and in truth, even amongst those who identified as christians , a identified as christians, a majority said they were favour of equal marriage. so i think folks is perhaps misunderstood the extent to which on this issue at her views and perhaps views with whom she her faith are now quite markedly out of line . of course, in what, of line. of course, in what, of course, is for the most part now a secular society . yeah. i mean, a secular society. yeah. i mean, she's a member of the free church of scotland and saying she'd taken that position as a matter of conscience, although she'd added that, you know, she believed in everyone's right to in a pluralistic and tolerant society, live and to love free of harassment and fear. society, live and to love free of harassmen

united kingdom, on bloomberg. ♪ manus: nicola sturgeon has resigned as scotland's first minister after eight years in the job.was a shock move that left the future of the scottish independence movement prevention doubt. what is next for the country? >> i am announcing my intention to step down as first minister and leader of my party. >> as the nation's longest-serving and first female first minister, she has been a force to be reckoned with, but then in a complete surprise, she announced she is quitting. so what is next? under her tutorship, the scottish national party has dominated every election north of the border since the 2014 independence referendum, turbocharged opposition to brexit, but her repeated campaigns for a second independence vote have fallen flat. now her party is deciding how to pressure the u.k. to hold another boat. recent post showing support for both the party and independence has waned. opinion is split. some said decision to use the next u.k. general election as a de facto vote on independence would be a mistake because it when we recognize. whatever direction the nationalists moveme

nation, a united kingdom , and anything that goes wrong for northern ireland, anything dis uniting there is bad for the united kingdom as a whole because it encourages nationalists in scotlandd conservative it's committed to our country should oppose this . and some of them oppose this. and some of them have seen , some commentators have seen, some commentators have seen, some commentators have seen, some commentators have seen that the sovereign's involvement at this early stage involvement at this early stage in an active discussion is not quite with the flow of constitution. what the king normally does is give to acts of parliament when the process has been so, the political row has taken place, the votes have been in the commons and in the lords. everything's agreed and then it goes to the king who makes it the asking . ursula von der the law asking. ursula von der leyen , to meet the king at leyen, to meet the king at windsor. indeed, calling it the windsor. indeed, calling it the windsor framework risks bringing the monarch in to politics and may undermine our constitutional norms for the sake of the eu the pm is the prime minister. he is the first minister of the kin

first minister, will change the political landscape here in scotland, and will no doubt have a wider impact, on the politics of the united kingdomd that her decision was not related to any current controversies, and that she'd been considering her future for some time. she said that after a record period as first minister, the job had taken its toll. in recent months, ms sturgeon has seen her controversial gender reforms blocked by westminster, and her plans to hold an independence referendum, blocked by the uk supreme court. in tonight's programme, we'll be looking at the sturgeon legacy, and the reaction to her resignation, but we start with the announcement that very few had predicted. here's our scotland editorjames cook. no one has done the job longer, no other woman has done it at all. good morning, everyone. thank you for coming along. but nicola sturgeon says the job description of first minister includes knowing when to call it a day. in my head and in my heart, i know that time is now, that it is right for me, for my party and for the country. and so, today i am announcing my intention is to step down as first minister

just say scotland left the united kingdom .ster deciding anything at all about how the country was run? of course they would not. if the labour party get swept into power next time, would they? would they accept the conservatives still, for example, ruling of a so some parts legislation. no, parts of less legislation. no, they would not because democratically we voted for change and for that to go in, it's entirely critique that never with northern ireland and thatis never with northern ireland and that is the sticking point. the point is this the reason you quite correctly brought up for the forming minutes of why are labour going to vote for a deal without even saying it is because they know that closer alignment with the european union in the future be union in the future would be possible this door was left possible if this door was left open with the having insight open with the ecj having insight and oversight into the rules of northern ireland and the sinn fein would continue to have mep's in brussels at the table to cha

after brexit when a majority in scotland voted to remain, nicola sturgeon remade the case for independence, forcing the conservatives and others to defend the united kingdom scotland�*s response to coronavirus. one thing the supporters and opponents acknowledged as she announced her resignation. as a fellow political leader, it is not a day for ad hominem political attacks, ithink it is only right that we look back on nicola sturgeon's career as longest serving first minister, a first minister who took scotland through a global pandemic. very saddened and very sorry to hear that - the first minister- will be standing down. she has been an extraordinary leader of the snp and of the _ scottish government and i think her resignation speech today was very. much the mark of the woman that i know. l i still disagree with nicola sturgeon on everything, on everything, but it doesn�*t mean i haven�*t got enough appreciation of the effort level that has been put in and that i wish her well in what happens next. rishi sunak thanked nicola sturgeon for her long—standing service. her departure comes as the uk and scottish governments clashed over gender recognition la

nation, a united kingdom , and anything that goes wrong for northern ireland, anything dis uniting there is bad for the united kingdom as a whole because it encourages nationalists in scotlandtted to our country should oppose this . and some of them oppose this. and some of them have seen , some commentators have seen, some commentators have seen, some commentators have seen, some commentators have seen that the sovereign's involvement at this early stage involvement at this early stage in an active discussion is not quite with the flow of constitution. what the king normally does is give to acts of parliament when the process has been so, the political row has taken place, the votes have been in the commons and in the lords. everything's agreed and then it goes to the king who makes it the asking . ursula von der the law asking. ursula von der leyen , to meet the king at leyen, to meet the king at windsor. indeed, calling it the windsor. indeed, calling it the windsor framework risks bringing the monarch in to politics and may undermine our constitutional norms for the sake of the eu the pm is the prime minister. he is the first minister of the king. thatis the first minis

scotland? what future for the united kingdom . future for the united kingdom.t whether the issue of scottish independence has been decided nicola sturgeon's decided by nicola sturgeon's departure. a party, the snp meeting tonight to decide a way forward and who takes there? kate forbes. angus robertson . kate forbes. angus robertson. john swinney some of the names in the frame, but the in the frame, but what's the bigger

scotland for the first time since thousand and 14, because in long. but what does it mean for scottish nationalists who want to break from the united kingdom is ? ost to kingdom is? all hope now lost to scotland outside of the union as even scotland outside of the union as ever. some of your thoughts email or . email gbviews@gbnews.uk or. tweet me at gb news. tell me what you think on the topics we're there's a poll we're discussing there's a poll up now. asking you up right now. i'm asking you very question is the snp dream of independence dead cast vote now we'll be back after this . it's 22 minutes after 4:00. if you tuned in. welcome on board. this is gb news where live on tv and on digital radio . forget as and on digital radio. forget as well. if you do miss a show you can up on the gb news app which is totally free. i'm done a now before the break were discussing rewriting classics . have a look rewriting classics. have a look at what you've been saying . gary at what you've been saying. gary says your monologue was spot on regarding roald dahl turning his grave. absolutely. i would be. i'll do that now if anyone touches my jill says, sto

united kingdom was under threat. businesses voiced their concerns as well because it involved checks going from goods from england and scotland. they have been discussing for a while over a year how checks can be eased and how these arrangements can be reformed. at times, those talks have gone very, very badly. to the point that the northern ireland protocol, the treaty that we are talking about here, the deal that they are going to do in trying to reform it. it is really soured relationships between the united kingdom and the european union, to the extent that the uk have not been given full access, for example, to a major eu science programme called horizon. there is the sense that relations haven't been outer move on pros brexit whilst this problem and issue has been hanging over the eu and the uk. if they can come to an arrangement and if this can be agreed to, looking down the line, by unionists in northern ireland, i think they will want to take a lot of time to look at the deal. they haven't seen the legal text yet. i think there will be a hope that there can be a little bit of a reset. there —— we shouldn't get too ah

united kingdom. but one of the things about the graph which raised they are talking about its popularity, scotland, it, but it's certainly not losing any says it because the most recent opinion polls show the snp increasing the snp and greens increasing the number seats the scottish number of seats the scottish parliament of zero parliament supporters of zero and then you've is not against such as the tories which are projected to almost half the msps and then the other party which has been a massive all are so declined in zero msps. so yeah well 111 could argue and of course we don't know we can't see into sturgeon's mind but one could argue that the bill was one of the reasons why for her. a saturday that's all we've time for this afternoon. but thank you very much. both of you for joining me to discuss the it's going to be a leadership going to be a heated leadership campaign i am sure that of course was sheridan who was a glasgow city councillor and david, who is political editor of the online. now, i must read this out, has denied deliberately the vote on deliberately missing the vote on gay mar

strike action in scotland and wales is currently suspended while unions consider new pay offers in those parts of the united kingdom are currently planned. in england, the government says it is working closely with the nhs on contingency plans and remains open to talks based on what is fair and affordable for the next financial year. jim reed, bbc news. let's get more now from matthew taylor, seen in that report, the chief executive of nhs confederation, which is a membership body for organisations that commission and provide nhs services. how concerned how concerned are how concerned are you and other nhs leaders about the proposed strike action? we leaders about the proposed strike action? ~ ., , leaders about the proposed strike action? ~ . , . action? we are extremely concerned. we have written _ action? we are extremely concerned. we have written to _ action? we are extremely concerned. we have written to the _ action? we are extremely concerned. we have written to the prime - we have written to the prime minister, pointing out that at the moment he and his government refused to negotiate with the trade unions

speaker, we're saving households across the united kingdom, including in scotland , £900 with their energy£900 with their energy bills as a result of our energy bills as a result of our energy bills guarantee. and in the coming , we bills guarantee. and in the coming, we will spend £12 billion protecting, particularly the most vulnerable families, pensioners across the united kingdom . but the best way the kingdom. but the best way the best way to reduce people's bills is to halve inflation. as we have promised to do. and it is to produce more home grown energy here in united kingdom. that's something that this government supports. maybe he could confirm whether the snp supports . you're up. you you , supports. you're up. you you, mr. speaker, the prime minister, but. well aware of the dogged campaign of the honourable for north—west for a rebuild north—west norfolk for a rebuild of the queen elizabeth in king's lynn so hospital constructed from failing and rated concrete where ceilings are now supported . more than 3000 wood and metal props. but is the prime minister also aware of the str

scotland. yes, and i think that's why it's important us discuss important for us to discuss these issues, although they only affect part of the united affect one part of the united kingdomhere are not kingdom, of course there are not implications for everyone right across the land. i think i should make a correction. i think i said the words anas sarwar humza yousaf sarwar when i meant humza yousaf just in the last days. that of course there course the whole section there is party leader in is the labour party leader in scotland. but just in the rounds now in terms of what this election campaign will look like, in like, we've seen of course in the party a very the conservative party a very fractious campaign over the last summer, really affected the poll ratings of that party. blue on blue hurt the tory cause. similarly, in 2015, the labour party leadership election, it was very introspect too, very internal talking to itself . internal talking to itself. there was indeed a lot of red on red mike. we now in scotland be seeing some yellow on yellow . i seeing some yellow on yellow. i think definitely you know, nicola sturgeon even though her popularity dipped a bit, rema