is very worried all of a sudden that scottish parliament could block brexit, that is not the case, ild not say, but what they can do is and what they may do is very complex is, when do legislation goes through, eight in the queen's speech today, if there are any part of legislation that affect areas like scotland, that has to go to the parliament to vote on. they do not have a veto on this but they have a vote. it may be something they vote against at amendment, entirely unlikely, it could be the snp, which does not have a majority, but which is the biggest party, as the tories are at westminster, could be that they choose to do that, would be potentially seen as irresponsible but the result could be that scotla nd but the result could be that scotland could still fall under some kind of eu law whereas england does not, if that makes sense. the first thing could be that this stretches the whole process out. it stalls things and makes the timetable, which is already tight, even tighter. i'm learning all sorts of new words, the fuel convention, the salisbury convention, i think the sal

the recent vote of the scottish parliament underline it. if the snp wins a majority of scottish seats in this election that will further reinforce our mandate. in these circumstances, any continued tory attempts to block scotland having a choice when the timing is right and the options are clear would be democratically unsustainable. [ applause ] however, that will be a choice for the end of the brexit process. i want to be clear today, that this election also presents scotland with a more immediate opportunity. in the months ahead we must make sure that our interests are not ignored in the brexit negotiations. a vote for the snp will make sure that scotland's voice is heard. a majority of people in scotland voted to remain in the e.u. but even many of those who voted to leave have real concerns about the extreme brexit being pursued by the prime minister. to be taken out not just of the e.u. but also the single market puts 80,000 scottish jobs at risk. it poses a real danger to our farmers and fishermen, our universities, our food and drink

we already have a pledge to increase the nhs by 2 billion pounds of the end of t the scottish parliamentt of compasses for public financing would allow -- across the uk. snp mps will call in the new uk government to increase health spending for head of population in england to the current scottish led which is 7% higher. [applause] >> that would increase the health budget in england by 11 billion pounds more than inflation by 2022. and it would deliver consequential funding to support additional investment in scotland about to 1 billion pounds over and above our current commitment. [applause] >> the snp stand up for scotland's nhs now and always. [applause] >> police and fire services that served us so well over this past week as they always do. snp mps will demand that a a tory government returns the it 140 million pounds that it is so unfairly taken. [applause]y >> money that the tories have s unfairly and shamefully takenn away from our emergency services. we will continue to extend reach out care. investing 750 million pounds in a special fund to raise standards in our skills and the

and the scottish parliament has also endorsed that position.uestion. op parties no matter how strongly they disagree with us on independence, as is their right, should therefore stop trying to turn the basic rules of democracy on their head. applause presiding officer, the mandate we haveis presiding officer, the mandate we have is beyond doubt, but deciding exactly how and when to exercise it isa exactly how and when to exercise it is a matter of judgment exactly how and when to exercise it is a matter ofjudgment and it is a judgment that must be made in the interests of the country as a whole. that is what i have been thinking carefully about. before, during and since the election campaign, i have had hundreds of conversations with people in every part of scotland about the issues of brexit and a second independence referendum. that, of course, some people who don't want a referendum ever because they oppose independence in all circumstances. i respect that position. it is entirely honourable and just as legitimate as the position of those wh

i stood for the scottish parliament election last year seeking to be first minister and said over the raise standards in our schools and close the attainment gap and we're working to do that through a range of different reforms and additional investment director into our schools, to headteachers, to allow them to employ additional staff or whatever resources they think are necessary. in the internationally recognised pisa rankings, scotland recorded its worst ever results last year for reading, maths and science. that doesn't leave a great deal, does it? absolutely, these figures are two years old. all figures look at the past. what sparked me making that commitment and i will be when we come to contest the next scottish parliamentary elections, if i'm asking people to vote for me again as first minister, i expect to bejudged on that and it is legitimate to me to be asked these questions and answer them but on thursday, we are not using a scottish government, we are choosing mps we are not choosing a scottish government, we are choosing mps who will go to westminster and vote on publi

nicola sturgeon calling on all parties in the scottish parliament to back the scottish government inat she called a redoubling of their efforts to secure scotland's position going forward as those brexit negotiations continue. she was trying to focus less on a second independence referendum and more on theissue independence referendum and more on the issue of brexit going forward. the opposition unionist parties at holyrood however decided to focus more on the possibility of a second referendum rather than brexit. ruth davidson, the leader of the scottish conservatives, said that nicola sturgeon was singing the same old song to the same old tune. the issue we have had this last year has been with a first minister who has tried to use the uk's decision to leave the european union to try and impose another referendum on independence on scotland at the earliest opportunity. no once in a generation, no edinburgh agreement of respecting the result, just a single—vision drive to the line by nicola sturgeon to try and secure her place in history. and as her own msps have accepted, that deci

interesting those comments at the end of nicola sturgeon‘s clip there, calling on the scottish parliamente together behind the scottish government to back them for their calls to have a seat at the brexit negotiating table. the other parties in the scottish parliament this afternoon, no surprise in the positions they took. ruth davidson saying nicola sturgeon was singing the same old song to the same old tune. the issue that we've had this la st tune. the issue that we've had this last year has been with a first minister who has tried to use the uk's decision to leave the european union to try and impose another referendum on independence on scotland at the earliest opportunity. no once in a generation, no edinburgh agreement of respecting the result, just a single vision drive to the line by nicola sturgeon to try and secure her place in history. and as her own msps have accepted, that decision cost her 21 seats and the support of half a million scottish voters in the general election. presiding officer, yes voters and no voters, most people simply don't want this brought back any time s

those -- we oppose a tax cut for those at the high rate and we have not delivered that cut in scottish parliament and we support -- inflation is rising. we should not be patting the buttocks of austerity. [applause] >> in terms of your next question i am confident and all of my colleagues here watching, each and every want of them, a strong voice for scotland. to out and vote on june 8 make sure. [cheers and applause] >> angus robertson has been the voice of opposition. standing up to the tories. and week out, putting jeremy corbyn to shame as he does it. [applause] that thorn insure the side of these tories is still there. last point, on the tory -- with, last week davidson is going to run. ] -- the thing is, she talks about it so much that i do not get a chance to talk about it. [applause] >> what i am talking about in this election is how we get rid of policies like the rate clause . support really does show her true colors. tories want only to talk about independence is if you look at any of them, there is no mention of health, education, welfare, or and him the other policies that really mat

is we will put on hold the process ofa is we will put on hold the process of a bill to the scottish parliament on scottish independence if required. the important thing is we have a mandate from the people scotla nd we have a mandate from the people scotland last year from the scottish election result and so what we need to make sure is that people scotland recognise they have that insurance policy that if we need to do that, then we can quickly bring forward proposals for a referendum on independence. you said it is an exciting time to be in westminster because you could forge the debate but when you look at what you want from brexit, and where labour and the conservatives stand at the moment, there are not many people on your platform. obviously we do not know what labour stand for the moment but do you see any way to join hands with them? it is a fluid situation and yes i extended the hand of friendship across the house. one of things that is important is not just the parliamentarians one of things that is important is notjust the parliamentarians having their say but also the administratio

there is a possibility that a legislative consent motion maybe required in the scottish parliament, buter that is being considered currently between the westminster and the scottish government. no, i'm not going to, mr speaker, i'm conscious that i have taken a significant number of interventions. and i will make progress so that other members are able to rise to speak. one thing that we will not do, i have said that we will protect rights and protect people at work as we leave the european union and indeed, as we see changes in the employment structure in our economy. what we won't do is follow the economic prescriptions of the party opposite because there is absolutely nothing fair about punitive tax rises that lead to fewerjobs, lower wages and higher prices for ordinary working families. and there is nothing fair about wracking up debts for our children and grandchildren to pay. the only government you can trust to build a stronger and fairer economy is a conservative government. and mr speaker, i've mention add fairer society and i wa nt mention add fairer society and i want britai

there is a possibility that a legislative consent motion may be required in the scottish parliament. that is a matter that is being considered currently between the westminster and the scottish government. i'm not going to -- mr. speaker, i'm conscious that i have take an significant number of interventions -- taken a significant number of interventions. and i will make progress so that other members are able to rise to speak. one thing that we will not do, i've said that we will protect rights and protect people at work as we leave the european union. and indeed as we see changes in the employment structure in our economy. what we won't do is follow the economic prescriptions of the party opposite. because there is absolutely nothing fair about punitive tax rises that lead to fewer jobs, lower wages and higher prices for ordinary working families. and there is nothing fair, there is nothing fair about racking up debt for our children and grandchildren to pay. the only government you can trust to build a stronger and fairer economy is a conservative government. mr. speaker, i've menti

tommy sheridan former member of the scottish parliament is here with us tonight in london tommy thanks for being here let's talk brett said where are the scottish people on this issue is confused we had because the scottish people overwhelmingly voted to demean the sixty two percent said that they wanted to stay part of the european union and i followed holder and he was over the won independence referendum where fifty five percent said they want to see part of the uki forty five percent said they wanted to leave the u.k. what we've got nova is a dog but it just is a complete and utter makes you have prime minister who is quite frankly the zombie prime minister she has the walking dead everyone even ol i recognize they should look at the end of this year of a main take into an election she hasn't recovered politically at all since the election just a few weeks ago hello ed think about it for a moment she has catastrophe of an election how the advise us hospital because they bodley advised the heart that they wanted to build the election road and that was a quite a bit of a problem beca

nicola sturgeon outlined her revised thinking at the scottish parliament at holyrood.that we did not vote for, and in a form more extreme than most would have imagined just one year ago. and now the terms of that brexit are being negotiated by a uk government with no clear mandate, precious little authority and no real idea even within its own ranks of what it is seeking to achieve. before, during and since the election campaign, i have had hundreds of conversations with people in every part of scotland about the issues of brexit and a second independence referendum. i want to reassure people that our proposal is not for a referendum now or before there is sufficient clarity about the options. but rather to give them a choice at the end of the brexit process when that clarity has emerged. i'm therefore confirming today that having listened and reflected, the scottish government will reset the plan i set out on march the 13th. we will not seek to introduce the legislation for an independence referendum immediately. instead we will in good faith redouble our efforts and

i have four years scottish parliament. i have four yea r5 to scottish parliament.le to make significant gains and we will challenge nicola sturgeon for the government of scotland. can i tempt you one more time, not to become the leader of the tory party in the uk as a whole, but to look at the problem that the tory party fa ce5 the problem that the tory party faces at westminster, and how you think that will work out, there is going to be a wedge of snp mp5 there, 33 i think at the current rate, they are down 19 and there is clearly going to be, it sound like it will be be a hung parliament. do you think it spell5 dangerous for the tory party as a whole and that will reflect on the tory party in scotla nd will reflect on the tory party in scotland in the end? look i don't think the labour party can rely on the snp, in fact their history shows that they can't, the snp helped bring down the labour government that allowed margaret thatcher to become prime minister, so you know, there is lots to be unpacked from this evening, one thing we have learned from scotland ref

not it's not an easy it is the least likely way that any terrorists will try to get in the scottish parliament is much more is needed but aren't usable way easier taking. those numbers are you ok eighty four percent of refugees are in developing countries while the countries that account for fifty seven percent of the global g.d.p. gross domestic product holds fewer than. of all refugees and asylum seekers so now you see oh well while you've been there are two words like there you understand it simply here's the rich neighborhood the rich neighborhood stealing money from the poor neighborhood doesn't allow anyone from a poor neighborhood to come into the rich neighborhood at the end of the bear so we'll go rape and pillage and will steal the resources from a lot of these poor countries and displace a lot of these people through our war time international terrorism but no we're not going to really let you wear. you know we'll just let you kind of mingle about down below and what's the point of showing off this american exceptionalism if you're not going to understand that it's going to make peo

there will also be a legislative consent motion has to be presented to the scottish parliament.e not talking about threatening anyone. in your back pocket it sounds like you do not have the power to stop it. we are going to have a legislative consent motion. what is your understanding if you refuse to consent? if we are in a position where we are dragged out of the single market then we need to have the option of giving the referendum right to the people of scotland. that is the ultimate power we have. will there be a second referendum before 2021 if britain adopts a softer brexit than theresa may has been talking about? if the position of scotland and the single market can be protected... if it cannot be protected, there will definitely be a referendum? in those circumstances, it is only right... you will definitely require one? at the end of the brexit process, every member state of the eu will have a vote. it is only right and proper that people of scotland are offered that opportunity as well. it is about making sure we have a parachute and can protect ourselves against the

she got that mandate in march from the scottish parliament and then she is saying if she get a mandaterats are very much against that. so i think the constitution is bound to be on the agenda in there today, as it has been all day for those of us who have been following the party leaders run the country. 0k, the party leaders run the country. ok, good to see you. katrina renton in edinburgh, looking at the night's debate. you can see all of it on bbc one at 9pm, and a little later here on the news channel. , chef fanaika has all the weather news. not very pleasant out there at all, in fact the bad weather is going to continue through the night. we will continue through the night. we will continue with the heavy rain across many parts of the country, and those winds, if anything tomorrow might even be stronger in some inland areas. the cloud has been shrouding the uk over the last few hours or so, the heaviest of the rain has been across these more western, south—western areas and out through the course of this evening the heavy rain will be pushing in the south—western scotland, the la

sturgeon, the first minister of scotland, who says colon i will be seeking the agreement of the scottish parliamentd. to repeat, nicola sturgeon has said in the last couple of minutes, i will seek the agreement of the scottish parliament to make a statement later today on the way forward for scotland after the way forward for scotland after the general election. we will talk about the general election a bit later, that's all right. let's talk about your fantastic career, which is amazing. five world championships. 0thers have won more, but everybody says you are the best, the way you play, the flare the style, all the rest, and you feel like you are playing more now than ever, is that right? yeah, i have always enjoyed playing, but i have always had a love— hate relationship with the game. in the last five or six years i have addressed the mental side rather than the playing side, and i think i am able to handle the pressure better. a lot of the big tournaments, it is pressure that can make you cave in sometimes. i am better at handling that and my game is coming out more. i love playing more than

neil findlay, member of the scottish parliament, labour member, tabled a motion at the scottish parliamentank you for your company, have a good day. back tomorrow at 9am. it has been another damp and drizzly day. this is the recent radar picture, heavy rain from eastern scotland, north—west england, for the rest of the day the rain will spread through the north—west of scotla nd spread through the north—west of scotland into the north of ireland as well. strong wind making it feel pretty chilly. for northern england, wales and sat donegal south—west, cloudy skies and rain during the afternoon but a bit drier in the south—east and a bit of brightness. overnight the rain will continue in the north and west, lots of cloud and pretty dank conditions. towards the south—east of england, pretty dry, the strong wind continuing around the irish sea. the temperatures overnight 13 or 14 celsius. that takes us into friday. this area of register with us, gradually breaking up in the afternoon, a few showers sinking south and east was, 15 or 16 degrees in the north—west but feeling warm in the north—wes

the first minister nicola sturgeon told the scottish parliament she has reconsidered — it comes afterhe snp lost 21 seats in the general election. when the terms of brexit will be clearer, we will come back to parliament to set out ourjudgement on the best way forward at that time, including our view on the precise timescale for offering people a choice over the country's future. none of the questions, none of the questions that are raised by brexit are answered by ripping scotland out of our own union of nations, our biggest markets and our closest friends. we'll have the latest from edinburgh, and will discuss when the snp might try to push ahead with its plans. the other main stories on bbc news tonight: a major cyber—attack has hit companies in a number of countries — including the uk. after the grenfell tragedy, an expert panel is appointed to advise on immediate measures to improve building safety. the bank of england issues a financial warning, as consumer borrowing rises at its fastest rate in more than a decade. google is fined more than £2 billion by the european commission

a you show scots they can govern themselves well, the scottish parliament will be a success.. the problem is that is a technocratic view, what matters results. and then when you get some statistics that aren't so good, on education or health, it's not a very solid base on which to project a feature of independence, it equally we can do things began to better. what the corbyn thing will instruct nicola on is the need for vision. if you want independence, why do you wa nt you want independence, why do you want it. corbyn has done a version of the scottish independence project, he says, will take these powers back from brussels and we will redistribute them. we will do a lexit. that will bring the question of vision back for nicola, why do you want independence. if we take the last snp situation as the high point, that extraordinary result,... was it was inevitable that they would reach a different place and this effectively is where it naturally should be? is that the reality check the scottish politics now? i don't think there's any such thing as a natural position in this cli

and her vow to see brexit through has been thrown into doubt after the scottish parliament and houseto block legislation. the daily telegraph looking at this as well. she has been warned of a looming brexit constitutional crisis. we will speak with philip hammond later on in about one hour or so hammond later on in about one hour orso and we hammond later on in about one hour or so and we will speak to him about how he thinks negotiations will go. the front of the daily mail have taken some clips of an interview that prince harry has done with a us magazine in which he was talking about issues around looking at the monarchy more generally and around how members of the royal family feel about the possibility of becoming king. you can see the headlines. they have taken some of the quotes from a us magazine. the daily express taking a note that prince philip is in hospital. he is being treated for an infection. and says the queen put on a brave face yesterday, going to ascot after opening parliament. he has spent a second night in the hospital. he was going tojoin the second night in th

we held out against the scottish parliament. election after election after election. until last night, winning 13 seats from moray to angus in the north—east, through perthshire south and stirling in the heart of scotland. renfrewshire and glasgow and in the four seats across the southern border. the conservatives are back in business in scotland, a force to be reckoned with. andy said that we now have our eyes on aspiring to be a government is not fanciful, it is not the stuff of dreams, it is actually not very realistic aspiration. already the main operation at holyrood and the second party in local government, these results mean the tories have overta ken these results mean the tories have overtaken scottish labour at westminster also. one of the main deciding factors in yesterday's general election was the high turnout of young voters. early reports suggest that a record number of 18 to 24—year—olds voted. i'm joined by two of them — stephen cannon, who is 23 and voted conservative and fiona sullivan who is 18 and voted labou

this is a huge test for the new scottish tory members of parliament. scotland's funding interests, or they stand behind this chaotic government and their new best friends. the honourable gentleman is so far wide of the mark that it‘s almost laughable. he makes a point that this comes from the block grant and specifically says this is outside the barnet formula. let me give them some facts about what‘s happening in scotland. a city deal outside the barnet formula for glasgow of £500 million. a city deal for aberdeen outside the barnet formula of £125 million. a city deal for inverness outside the barnet formula of £53 million. would he like me to go on? £5 million for the v & a in dundee outside the barnet formula. £5 million for the glasgow school of arts, £5 million for the st helens waterfront. there is huge amounts of money going to scotland outside the barnet formula, as well as inside the barnet formula and if the snp don‘t recognise this, i suggest they go back to their constituencies and fine out what is happening in scotla nd fine out what is h

most seats and most votes in the 2016 holyrood election and had a clear than date from the scottish parliament us, what the position, precise reason is you believe she does not have a mandate.” precise reason is you believe she does not have a mandate. i have been very clear that now is not the time to be talking about a second independence referendum in scotland. first of all, we are going into this these brexit negotiations as the united kingdom, now is the time we need to work together, not be trying to pull ourselves apart, as nicola sturgeon is, i would remind everybody that in 2014 it was the scottish nationalists who said that vote was a once in a generation, indeed once in a lifetime vote, and that vote was to stay part of the united kingdom. finally, iwould say to everybody, anybody who believes in our precious union, anybody who believes that we are four nations but at heart one people, that we should stay together as a united kingdom, should vote conservative. prime minister, we have now had three terrorist attacks in three months, whether it is an issue with policing or whether war

the second thing to note, we do that within a framework of scottish parliament operating within the rules. come on, you live in london. i do. but my mum and dad... my dad was in hospital recently and was lying on a trolley in a corridorfor quite a while before he got into bed. so you can see the health service north and south of the border. you can't sit there with a straight face and tell me that it's just as bad in scotland as it is in england. i wouldn'tjudge the fact... just because people are not rioting in the streets, that's not a barometer that everything's going well. but then look at education. we've had stuff out recently, literacy and numeracy has taken a big hit. we've got children from poor backgrounds not making it to university. there is a social mobility issue. well, actually, the figures are improving for children from working—class backgrounds getting to university. well, there has been an issue. even your education minister has said there has been an issue. the point is, in scotland, you have a scottish government that is focused on doing something about those problems

devolution is devolved powers to the scottish parliament and using them where relevant in a differentral democrats. a decision has been made on the scottish referendum. you said there is no need for another referendum yet the decision was made on brexit and you want another eu referendum. two very different decisions were made and different starting points and end points. to give the s&p credit they gave a white paper that laid out the deal and it was rejected and once you have rejected the deal there is nowhere else to go. with europe, we never saw anything except a bus with figures on it. people said no. we have no idea what the deal is. once we get the deal, which is where we were with the snp, then the british people have the right to say we are better off where we are. i believe we are better off where we are and as we see how bad the deal is going to be. there will be no good deal. i said the lib dems, labour and conservative have one seat. are you strong enough going on the anti—brexit policy? strong enough going on the anti-brexit policy? that is not the only thing we have. we

if they get that, it could open up demand from other parts of the uk, the scottish parliament and the welsh assembly, for similar treatment. will we get to know how much it will cost the electorate? treatment. will we get to know how much it will cost the electorate ?|j think we will find out in due course. it will not be there in black and white. what both arlene foster and theresa may have said is that this deal will be transparent and it will be published. it will be down to us to work out what the cost of the commitments are likely to be. the government have also got to make it clear whether the money that goes to northern ireland, however much it is in the end, and there have been various estimates ranging from £750 million up to £2 billion, is whether there will be the existing formula used to distribute that money, meaning scotland and wales would gain, but in a government even more, and if that is not the case we are probably going to see pressure on theresa may's government and opposition leaders will accuse her of trying to buy support at a difficult time. she will probably

i have the member of the scottish parliament with me.he historic result of 95% of the seats won. you lost 21 seats. nobody expected us to win 56 seats again. did you expect to lose 21? i am not going to gloss over it. we have lost some very good politicians. in scotland we won the election, 35 seats, a majority. you nor in politics the direction of travel is everything and your direction of travel is down. 21 seats you lost to the conservatives, labour, many of your people said scottish labour was finished, you lost to the lib dems, to everybody. that is coming from a very high water mark in 2015. plenty for us to reflect on. the most pressing issues trying to form a government in that place and we have said we will begin conversations with the labour party and other progressives like the greens and like. you do not have the mps to do that. after the gamble david cameron took on brexit, the gamble air has taken, the conservatives should do the decent thing and step aside because they have no mandate for a hard brexit and allow the progre

parliament or a win. people were talking about the northern irish, welsh and scottish governments on brexit. they were not at the beginning of this, right? absolutely not. go back and look at the polls. the range is from a small tory majority through to a hung parliament through to a minority... they are ahead, aren't they? i spent the whole of the 2015 election campaign preparing for it hung parliament. wishing it is going to happen doesn't actually make it happen! you are believing the polls that you want to believe, not the majority. labour very concerned about the turnout. on a high turnout of young people... and you have to get young people out, young people to put their money where their mouth is. if they don't vote labour, it is £9,000 on your university fees from september. he is also saying that students who have already gone through the university going to have their money refunded, this is fantasy politics. this feels like a personality race. the more people have seen ofjeremy corbyn, it seems the more they have warmed to him. the more they have seen of theresa may the less they ha

if he would join forces with the scottish national party in the event ofa scottish national party in the event of a hung parliamente and some of the team of the team on twitter. stay with us on bbc news. hello. we will do the easy bit first and then i will give you the forecast, which is probably the bit you are after. a mixture of sunny spells and showers. friday was not just as straightforward. you see why go back to friday in a moment. it started well, then it started to look more threatening. that is properly because many of you were getting tied up with the weather front which had fresh air on its western flank, but ahead of it, warm, moist, muggy air, which ended two thunderstorms or parts of east anglia and the south—east, which is why some of you and your date looking more like that. yes, there we re looking more like that. yes, there were some localised flooding, due to be heavy downpours. that muggy air is still there to be had as we start saturday across this south—eastern quarter. the remnants of the —— weather front still producing some rain. it is through the west that we see the finest conditions as

scottish conservative leader ruth davidson. our correspondent nick eardely is in parliament square for is now — what's ms sturgeon been saying? with a far smaller group of mps than she welcomed two yea rs far smaller group of mps than she welcomed two years ago. 35 snp mps returned last thursday. but despite that group being smaller than it was in the last parliament, nicola sturgeon thinks because it is a hung parliament, they can wield real influence. now, she wants some key things: she wants a hard brexit taken off the table. she wants a temporary pause in brexit talks to form a new position, and she wants a cross— party form a new position, and she wants a cross—party group to look at how that negotiations should proceed, which would include representatives of the devolved governments, including of course the scottish government. a short time ago she was asked as well about whether or not she thought theresa may could remain in power. well, vsm p1 the election in scotland, we won more seats than all of the other parties combined. we are now the third biggest party in the house of commons, so we will have considerable infl

has a problem with its members of parliament that are part of the european research group, the brexit hardliners. other side, they are facing the dup and the scottish conservatives. in the endomes down to the question of immigration, doesn't it? hardliners are worried that if they agree to a soft brexit they wind up getting free movement of people from the rest of the eu. >> even that is complicated in the sense that some of those people favor closer relationships with britain's former colony and they would like later immigration from those countries and less from the european union so even those people that want to be out altogether do not have a coherent point of view and there are people -- theresa may also says that a should be trading free with the world. emmanuel macron said the rest of the eu is waiting for a sensible coherent proposal from the u.k., what does the u.k. want? we don't know. the clock is running. >> it has already run down. two years maximum time. i know that you would like to become an eu citizen. is that because you think we are not going to see a goat agreement and that amount of time? >> i think there is a danger we will n

republican or scottish republican and i certainly won't do it as an irish republican but moreover that it will sit beside the people the people in absolute dormant and in irish parliament you know we ended up stanton's them in ireland because there are as parliaments and we will do so in britain you know the people of the north of ireland have also got their verdict on this they have returned savants dance in a stampede. and became an issue in the election in the northern nationalist community spoke one of the big reasons one of big issues coming out of this and. action is northern nationalism is chromed the northern state they're not looking to dublin they're looking to brussels and they're looking for this sort of active up stance and isn't that we give them what you consider the dreaded polish britain i mean what do you think about the fact that you'd rather the d.p. rule over the united kingdom as a whole which at the moment according to british law the north of ireland is clear there's been some speculation that we might take our seats because of the numbers the numbers don't stack up in a way that even if you wanted to take our seats it simply would make any diff

parliament. i think the anger by loyalty from ten mps at £100 million a pop is palpable but there are other potential political fallout from this. the scottishance a deal that was effectively a bum to northern ireland, one that's ripped up the formula, that is exactly what has happened and he made no representations to the prime minister and the first casualty of this could be david mundell who scottish tory party have done nothing to stop this. it is over £2 billion for wales, it'll be £3 billion for wales, it'll be £3 billion for wales, it'll be £3 billion for scotland on the same terms and they can'tjust chuck money to buy loyalty for a couple of yea rs. money to buy loyalty for a couple of years. so the scottish secretary should go? yes, he has rolled over and had his tummy tickled as tories a lwa ys and had his tummy tickled as tories always do and i think he is on a very shaky peg indeed. in terms of the vote and nights lives, it is expected that the government will win, how much time has theresa may got you think before she has real problem said? i think that is the question everybody in the country is asking, that will last within he

unfortunately, a hung parliament does not give us better comfort than yesterday. comforting is that the potential of a scottishment on scotland, probably will fade away. that point gives more certainties from this point of view. victor, i want to ask you about free trade agreements between britain and china. britain has expressed the desire to open up stronger trade relationships after it exits the e.u. does this affect that outcome? the difficulty is, china and britain cannot even start formal negotiation on an agreement until we have clarity on britain. before britain leaves the e.u., the relationship is an e.u. -china one, rather than bilateral. it cannot do individual deals australia, and china until we have more clarity. angie: the question is whether any deal with china will be influenced by whatever happens after brexit? i think china and the u.k. are enjoying a golden era. we have seen allegations from china and hong kong going into london. so people are interested. i think that a china-u.k. deal would be welcomed by both sides. it is the timing, methodology, and structure remains to be solved. in the

parliament, you know what you will get. labour has already said this. they will do a deal with the greens, the scottishionalists, and the liberal democrats. the biggest threat to the united kingdom, because to get the nationalists on board, they must promise that of the referendum on separation of scotland. that would be a disaster for the united kingdom economically. i think that would be a total disaster. that is what people are going to vote for. outcome, nobody thinks labour is going to come storming back, but the biggest problem would be the chaos that ensues directly after. francine: i've seen a lot of charts and numbers which we need to make sense of. thank you for joining us today. the former leader of the u.k. conservative party. up next, the virgin group founder calls for unity in the face of protectionism. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: richard branson is among the many business leaders criticizing president trump's decision to leave the paris climate accord. he also told bloomberg the move by america along with brexit means interesting days lie ahead. richard: i personally believe what happ

parliament is you may be limited in what the government can actually achieve. could the dup put pressure on the tories over social issues? i ask because the scottish couples from northern ireland be stopped from converting civil partnerships to same—sex marriages in scotland. yeah, that letter, my understanding is that it was over a legal technical issue, because there are two different legal definitions of what a civil partnership or a same—sex marriage is. there was a legal issue in question in those letters. i don't expect the dup will raise any social issues in these discussions, i haven't heard anybody from the party or anybody locally suggest these will be issues. they are all devolved matters, they are not relevant to a uk wide parliament soi not relevant to a uk wide parliament so i don't detect any of those issues to be relevant. one of the concerns that is being raised is that a deal with the dup could damage the peace process in northern ireland. john major the former prime minister has said there should not bea minister has said there should not be a because of that. i den subscribed to that view. there is nothing in the belfast agreem

scottish national party. so let's recap on the results of the election that was never meant to happen, and which resulted in a hung parliamentabour and the conservatives increased their share of the vote, while ukip's support collapsed by 10%. we start with the report on the events so far, with our political correspondent leila nathoo. strong and stable, prime minister? shihaab wanted strength and stability, but that is not how has turned out. there may did just enough to make sure it was her who travel to buckingham palace to form a new government. but there is no increased majority, no spring in her step. what the country needs more than ever is certainty, and having secured the largest number of votes and the greatest number of seats in the general election, it is clear that only the conservative and unionist party has the legitimacy and ability to provide that certainty by commanding a majority in the house of commons. as we do, we will continue to work with our friends and allies in the democratic unionist party in particular. last night as constituencies raced to declare the results, tory faces told they're on stories.

scottish conservatives gained 12 seats. the leader of the uk independence party paul nuttall is down with and§ and f: of the in parliament andshare of the collapsed. finally, a surge in the youth vote may have proved crucial tojeremy corbyn‘s gains last night. young voter turnout has been estimated at 72%, bringing us tomorrow. with me are the journalist and conservative commentator tim montgomerie and the former labour adviser and comedian égafz—zagaeeega, thank you both for coming in. never a dull moment at the moment! starting with the front pages. the financial times has as its main story theresa may's weakened position on brexit after the election result. the daily mirror leads with theresa may's government alliance with the dup. the i calls theresa may's decision to call a snap general election ‘a catastrophic misjudgement‘. the times headline reads ‘may stares into the abyss', saying the prime minister was clinging onto power. tories turn on theresa says the mail, reporting that mps are threatening to oust her within six months, after what it calls her disastrous election campaign. while the express says a drawn looki

so on and whether some of the scottish seats go to conservatives and improve the conservative position. it's difficult to tell in advance but it looks like a hung parliamenten more you see threats to prime minister may administration, is there going to be a new conservative administration? that's another uncertainty. how convinced are they going to be to make a very tough negotiation over brexit.