the snp - that. we fought a really strong campaign... the snp is - that.s claiming that. we fought a really strong - campaign... the snp is claiming that the result in — campaign... the snp is claiming that the result in scotland _ campaign... the snp is claiming that the result in scotland is _ campaign... the snp is claiming that the result in scotland is too - campaign... the snp is claiming that the result in scotland is too close - the result in scotland is too close to call and says that a labour government in westminster would mean more austerity, which labour has previously denied. all parties know they do not have long left now to make up voters' mines. an indication ofjust where the make up voters' mines. an indication of just where the conservatives make up voters' mines. an indication ofjust where the conservatives see things heading has come this morning from the work and pensions secretary mel stride. speaking to emma barnett on the today programme, he conceded that a massive labour majority was on the cards. i that a massive labour ma'ority

, _ will see a real civil war within the snp, and — will see a real civil war within the snp, and theive years of this government, and probably for longer. you said it _ government, and probably for longer. you said it was a great campaign by labour in scotland, but it sort of underlined stress are part labour had fallen in 2019 in scotland, and the ground that they had to make up in this election, dated it, but it was an uphill battle. brute in this election, dated it, but it was an uphill battle.— in this election, dated it, but it was an uphill battle. we had lots of round to was an uphill battle. we had lots of ground to make _ was an uphill battle. we had lots of ground to make it _ was an uphill battle. we had lots of ground to make it was _ was an uphill battle. we had lots of ground to make it was really great, j ground to make it was really great, not ohiy— ground to make it was really great, not only have the individual candidates but with anise son were, we have _ candidates but with anise son were, we have a _ candidates but with anise son were, we have a really great lead

. ~ ,, y , the snp.l be with us very shortly _ the snp. mrjohn swinney will be with us very shortly but - the snp. mrjohn swinney will be with us very shortly but give i the snp. mrjohn swinney will be with us very shortly but give us i the snp. mrjohn swinney will be | with us very shortly but give us an idea of the state of the polls in scotland at the moment, katie. yeah, worth going back, like i was saying earlier, the last general election, the snp were so dominant, winning 48 seats. labour won just one single scottish seat. at the polls have very much closed the gap between the two parties. the most recent polls are actually suggesting that labour are ahead of the snp. these are just that labour are ahead of the snp. these arejust opinion that labour are ahead of the snp. these are just opinion polls, lots of health warnings come attached and caveats but both snp and labour expecting some really closely fought battles in constituencies particularly in the central belt. one of the key moments during

is it recoverable for the snp or is it recoverable for the snp or is it going to be alba or some otherhat will make the case for scottish nationalism ? case for scottish nationalism? >> ally pally were marginal when it came to the election. i look, i fully understand that we fell from 45 to 30. labour are on 35. we have got to be the biggest party and the remain in government, but we need to recognise why people have sent us a message. we have to do the day job and we have to deliver, for example, on the health service, get waiting lists down and get more gp appointments. those are the kind of things which are important for the people, and i know that john swinney has what it takes to do that. >> the vote of confidence for john swinney, thank you very much, ian. coming up was the civil service gap split by the previous government. plus today is saint swithin's day, a day according to legend, that will predict the weather for the next 40 days. what else does this date mark? i will all shortly. thank northcote—trevelyan. the civil service. impartiality a vital principle . yet many tory p

is it recoverable for the snp or is it recoverable for the snp or is it going to be alba or some otherhat will make the case for scottish nationalism ? case for scottish nationalism? >> ally pally were marginal when it came to the election. i look, i fully understand that we fell from 45 to 30. labour are on 35. we have got to be the biggest party and the remain in government, but we need to recognise why people have sent us a message. we have to do the day job and we have to deliver, for example, on the health service, get waiting lists down and get more gp appointments. those are the kind of things which are important for the people, and i know that john swinney has what it takes to do that. >> the vote of confidence for john swinney, thank you very much, ian. coming up was the civil service gap split by the previous government. plus today is saint swithin's day, a day according to legend, that will predict the weather for the next 40 days. what else does this date mark? i will all shortly. thank northcote—trevelyan. the civil service. impartiality a vital principle . yet many tory p

when _ be well under way for the snp. oh, it will be. when i _ be well under way for the snp.hen i was speaking at the count where i was on election night to the scottish health secretary he was saying to me that the reflection from the party will need to take place incredibly quickly as to what happened. and john swinney the snp leader speaking on friday morning. i was at that press conference. he too was an incredibly reflective mood, his assessment of what went wrong, he said was in two main areas, the snp losing trust amongst voters. and also failing on the snp's part to convince voters if scotland had the urgency of the need for independence at a time when he said the priority for voters in scotland was just to get the conservatives out of downing street. there will be other areas, especially when it comes to the snp's independent strategy where they will be thinking this we can. they've already anticipated that the snp would have a difficult set of results in scotland this time out. but i think the share scale at the difficulty the experience was not expected. you are ri

ila. the snp, no complacency with john swinney, is there?— swinney, is there?ink this is his second _ swinney, is there? no, ithink this is his second campaign _ swinney, is there? no, ithink this is his second campaign today - swinney, is there? no, ithink this is his second campaign today and. swinney, is there? no, i think this i is his second campaign today and he started at 830 and near classico and sunshine in edinboro this evening and we heard from john swinney, some familiar themes of the campaign and has been quite consistent from the start talking about austerity and brexit and the cost of living in the conservatives and attacking labour and if labour do when on friday as john swinney really expects, and they will continue with the conservatives and that is the message thatjohn swinney has been hammering home for some time now but this is his eve speech calling for people to get out and vote enthusiastically and motivate the core snp vote to come out and support him because the polls been ensuring that support for independence is around 50% of the rem

the snp _ well. neil gray, thank you very much. the snp share - well.hink thej issue we face as conservatives is that we — issue we face as conservatives is that we haven't _ issue we face as conservatives is that we haven't delivered - that we haven't delivered sufficiently _ that we haven't delivered sufficiently on _ that we haven't delivered sufficiently on the - that we haven't deliveredl sufficiently on the policies that we haven't delivered - sufficiently on the policies people want _ sufficiently on the policies people want that — sufficiently on the policies people want. that means— sufficiently on the policies people want. that means keeping - sufficiently on the policies people want. that means keeping taxesl sufficiently on the policies people - want. that means keeping taxes low, but also _ want. that means keeping taxes low, but also particularly _ want. that means keeping taxes low, but also particularly on _ want. that means keeping taxes low, but also particularly on reducing - but also particularly on reducing immigration _ but also pa

sol really— out of office, and the snp too. sol really look— out of office, and the snp too.losely as — really look forward to working as closely as possible with the labour ministers — closely as possible with the labour ministers. it�*s closely as possible with the labour ministers. �* , , ., ., :: ., , ministers. it's been along 40 hours for ou, ministers. it's been along 40 hours for you. ill— ministers. it's been along 40 hours foryou. i'll let— ministers. it's been along 40 hours for you, i'll let you _ ministers. it's been along 40 hours for you, i'll let you go _ ministers. it's been along 40 hours for you, i'll let you go and - for you, i'll let you go and celebrate your success, congratulations, you very much. thank you. congratulations, you very much. thank you-— congratulations, you very much. thank you. the election is finally over for everybody _ thank you. the election is finally over for everybody in _ thank you. the election is finally over for everybody in the - thank you. the election is finally over for everybody in the uk - thank you. the election is fina

in scotland, the snp were the big losers.ir sleek tally slashed from more than 40 to just nine. more than 40 to 'ust nine. it goes without saying _ more than 40 to just nine. it goes without saying that _ more than 40 to just nine. it goes without saying that last _ more than 40 to just nine. it goes without saying that last night - more than 40 to just nine. it goes without saying that last night was | without saying that last night was an incredibly tough night for their scottish national party and i am very sorry to be losing so many able members of parliament and candidates who were unsuccessful. it has members of parliament and candidates who were unsuccessful.— who were unsuccessful. it has been an incredible _ who were unsuccessful. it has been an incredible night _ who were unsuccessful. it has been an incredible night for _ who were unsuccessful. it has been an incredible night for the - who were unsuccessful. it has been an incredible night for the man - who were unsuccessful. it has been an incredible night for the

i happened to the snp in this campaign?— happened to the snp in this camaiun?paign? i think lots of people who were warmed — campaign? i think lots of people who were warmed in _ campaign? i think lots of people who were warmed in support _ campaign? i think lots of people who were warmed in support of— campaign? i think lots of people who were warmed in support of two - campaign? i think lots of people who were warmed in support of two snpl were warmed in support of two snp have been_ were warmed in support of two snp have been shaken by the irregularities and their own ability to detiveh — irregularities and their own ability to deliver. there have been lots of reviews _ to deliver. there have been lots of reviews but — to deliver. there have been lots of reviews but delivering on the 89 or new ferries — reviews but delivering on the 89 or new ferries or health sector, those of the _ new ferries or health sector, those of the big — new ferries or health sector, those of the big issues i would say. there are still an — of the big issues i would say. there are

and the fallout from the snp losses in the general- the snp losses in the general election, what it meansfuture? . ., election, what it means for their future? ., ., , ., election, what it means for their future? ., , ., ., , ., future? labour one seat after seat after seat in _ future? labour one seat after seat after seat in scotland, _ future? labour one seat after seat after seat in scotland, didn't - future? labour one seat after seat after seat in scotland, didn't they | after seat in scotland, didn't they care? but as i've been saying over the weekend, the biggest story in scotland was the scale of that snp defeat. last general election, they won 48 seats. they are down to nine at the moment. there has been a lot of talk about reflecting, listening to the public, soul—searching, and it's interesting from an independence point of view because john swinney was saying before this general election that if the snp won a majority of seats in scotland that that would give them renewed emphasis to sit down with the uk government and push for a second referendum. 0f government and push for

the snp had got used to winning. it is painfully obvious how much losing hurts.ficially confirmed until tomorrow and officially declare the outcome of the constituency but the snp candidate conceding that it likely goes to the liberal democrats and the scottish liberal democrats are with us and former director of communications for the scottish conservatives and starting with you on that, one more seed coming your way as the snp conceded defeat in the constituency. a strong night for the constituency. a strong night for the scottish liberal democrats. and the scottish liberal democrats. and it is a strong — the scottish liberal democrats. fific it is a strong fight back, particularly in key historic areas for the lib dems and actually, under the ironic things are a party that is so hard for representation is it actually has a proportional number of seats just now. find actually has a proportional number of seats just now.— actually has a proportional number of seats just now. of seats 'ust now. and out good was a niiht of seatsjust now. and out good was a ni . ht f

he has only been in thejob as snp doesn't happen.'t happen. he has only been in thejob as snp leader and first ministerfor around eight weeks. he spent five of those on the campaign trail and has one more day to go. our political correspondent jessica parker has been following the labour leader sir keir starmer and his campaign team. she's on the move at the moment but sent us this update a short time ago. sir keir starmer is doing a dash around three nations today — wales, scotland and england. and he's continuing to visit seats that labour did not win at the last general election. it's a sign of that growing confidence within the labour campaign, as we hurtle towards polling day. now on these comments from conservatives that the country could be heading for a massive labour majority. ironically, it's labour that's really keen to play that down — sir keir starmer telling me earlier that he thought those comments amount to voter suppression because of course labour don't want people to think that this is a done deal and then not both

what happened to the snp in this campaign?armed in support of two snp have been shaken by the irregularities and their own ability to deliver. there have been lots of reviews but delivering on the a9 or new ferries or health sector, those of the big issues i would say. there is still an investigation that we can't say much about but you are the newly elected mp for inverness, skye and west ross—shire. what are your priorities? i think what made them popular was the same back 20 years ago as it is today and charles kennedy was a fantastic mp of 33 years. the lib dems former leader, of course. yes, he was a legend. he fought day in, day out for the highlands and every discussion in westminster i will be fighting for the highlands. this is one of the most remote seats in the country, and you must be travelling back and forth. how will that be? it is a logistical challenge, a huge seat the size of belgium so it takes four or five hours from left to right. and we are 500—odd miles from westminster. the train will be my passport and

the snp's manifesto independence was page one, line one of that document, and john swinney, the snp leaderal election, then that would give them grounds to have talks with the uk government about holding another referendum. now, clearly that hasn't happened. the snp have won just nine scottish seats, butjohn swinney has said that there will be soul searching after this. but the independence, the constitutional debate isn't going away in scotland. that the view there in scotland. well, the political landscape has changed across the uk. in northern ireland, sinn fein won the most seats for the first time ever in a general election. the nationalist party believes in a united ireland and doesn't take its seats at westminster, we'll hear what that might mean for the future of northern ireland from sarah girvin in a moment. but first let's head to wales — where the conservatives suffered a total wipe—out. in 2019, they managed to win 12 seats, making big gains in brexit—voting areas, particularly in the north east of the country. but last night, every inch of blue was erased from the map. labour

thursday was crushing for the snp. would you say that - the snp.ected a scottish parliament| table? the people of scotland i elected a scottish parliament that exists _ elected a scottish parliament that exists today, that has majority sopport — exists today, that has majority support for a referendum on independence and establishment... but does _ independence and establishment... but does the results on thursday tell you this is something people aren't interested in? thea;r tell you this is something people aren't interested in?— tell you this is something people aren't interested in? they have the parliamentary _ aren't interested in? they have the parliamentary majority _ aren't interested in? they have the parliamentary majority in _ aren't interested in? they have the parliamentary majority in favour. aren't interested in? they have the parliamentary majority in favour of| parliamentary majority in favour of scottish _ parliamentary majority in favour of scottish independence, and the delivery— scottish independence, and the delivery of the i

the snp had got used to winning. red wall seats in its former heartlands. the seats were mainly in areas which had voted leave in the eu referendum and voted tory in 2019. one of those was grimsby, which turned blue five years ago for the first time since the second world war, but has returned to labour. from grimsby, ed thomas reports. the red wall is being rebuilt. grimsby has gone red again. labour, get in! thank god. let's hope they can save the nhs, if nothing else. but still... it has been scandal after scandal after scandal... who else could we vote for? and grimsby�*s challenges, deprivation, inequality, are now labour's to solve. but a win is a win. this is leanne's place. a baby bank, food bank, and subsidised bingo. she is seeing more and more in need. this country isn't the country that it used to be. she voted labour, but onlyjust. just how committed are you to labour? i voted for them. i'm not particularly committed to them. a tactical voting, to get the others out. simple as that? simple as that. labou

., ., is what people will get if they vote snp. ., ., ., _, snp.ring this campaign our colleagues at bbc verify have - powers. during this campaign our i colleagues at bbc verify have been examining claims made by the political parties, some of which have been potentially misleading. let's get more on all of that. the past six weeks have seen a lot of claims from political parties, and we've been examining most of them on verify, letting you know whether you can trust the figures cited and providing the context you need to really make sense of them. so as we come to the end of this campaign, let's recap on some of the most prominent and potentially misleading claims. first of all, the conservatives have pushed this one perhaps most heavily, that a future labour government would put up households taxes by £2,094. in that first debate with keir starmer, rishi sunak used the claim ten times. why does it risk misleading people? several reasons, but let's highlight two. first, because it's based on some questionable assumptions from conservative politic

but he's lost his seat to the snp.of change but we changed the party over the last three years, we worked — the party over the last three years, we worked with humility and look people _ we worked with humility and look people in— we worked with humility and look people in the eye in this election and try— people in the eye in this election and try to — people in the eye in this election and try to earn their trust and support _ and try to earn their trust and support. that doesn't stop now that we have _ support. that doesn't stop now that we have won the election across the uk and _ we have won the election across the uk and anything that ramps up and i'm absolutely determined there are scottish— i'm absolutely determined there are scottish labour mp, they're the heart _ scottish labour mp, they're the heart of— scottish labour mp, they're the heart of the uk labour government start to _ heart of the uk labour government start to deliver straightaway for people — start to deliver straightaway for people here in scotl

the snp, a lot of mps.they wanted _ that? yes, the snp will try to make it so. they wanted to _ that? yes, the snp will try to make it so. they wanted to be _ that? yes, the snp will try to make it so. they wanted to be scrapped l that? yes, the snp will try to make | it so. they wanted to be scrapped on principle but they also want to make life difficult for the labour government so certainly they will try to engineer a way of bringing in an amendment or trying to get a vote in the house of commons and again it is worth reminding people that labour have a massive majority of almost 180 so i would imagine that rebels will not be enough to be a problem early on it will be quite a vociferous debate. why you touch on something you mentioned rishi sunak earlier but how difficult is it for all of those opposition parties to work out how the go about this? we just had an election, massive majority for labour, the public have decided but what does that mean in terms of opposition parties potentially voting against

be voting snp and will be voting snp on thursday. services in scotland. so we have _ public services in scotland. so we have got — public services in scotland. so we have got an — public services in scotland. so we have got an opportunity on thursday to make _ have got an opportunity on thursday to make clear that does not except it will— to make clear that does not except it will to _ to make clear that does not except it will to scotland and by electing snp mps we can make that argument and take— snp mps we can make that argument and take that case to the house of commons — and take that case to the house of commons to make sure we have got strong _ commons to make sure we have got strong voices to protect scotland in the aftermath of this election. pricks — the aftermath of this election. pricks would suggest you're playing a blame game. we point to the tories having been ended powerfor more than a decade, but the snp have been powerfor 17 years. than a decade, but the snp have been power for 17 years. surely you have to take some

and that's at huge cost to the snp, down 15%.o have been severely damaged by recent events. in northern ireland, the main political parties aren't in play, but overall sinn fein have overtaken the dup in terms of vote share and also in terms of seats. but they won't take them up at westminster. one of the stories of the night, the low turnout. everywhere you looked last night, there were senior conservative figures losing their seats. perhaps the most significant was the former prime minister liz truss, who lost her majority of more than 2a,000 in what had been one of the safest tory seats. rishi sunak said he'd heard the anger and disappointment of voters, and the inquest has already begun into why the conservative vote collapsed. here'sjoe pike. the candidates, please, to join me on the stage... it was a predawn postmortem. as a party, the conservatives must come back together, look deep in our political souls, and ask some uncomfortable questions. as one catastrophic conservative campaign concluded, another battle began. do yo

and the snp were wiped about it. and the snp were wiped out.took a harder drubbing than the tories. it was like the end of braveheart, where william wallace is hung, drawn and quartered and the snp were literally quartered, winning a fourth of the votes they won in 2019, leaving them with only nine mps in westminster. jinx mahboob ironically, sturgeon was a commentator on election night, so we got to see her tears in real time. some of the electioneering was terrible , electioneering was terrible, like when independent candidate tanush kamaras sign was defaced. look at this vote, anas. this is not funny. at all. this is supposed to be a dignified election. oh my god. horrific and rishi sunak fought a terrible election making catastrophic mistakes such as leaving early on d—day. and right up until the end, he seemed to be trying to put conservative voters off here. he is with britain's most tattooed mum on good morning britain. look at that. even he even put him in the cock chair. ritchie's campaign only makes sense when you realise he's already

snp support.d be staying up to the night, because the exit poll gives us a guide, but in the end, only the ballot boxes will tell us the truth. that's what i was going to say! that's what i was going to say! that's exactly what you have to stay up that's exactly what you have to stay up through the night with us. as it does look like the snp will be the smallest party, suggesting they don't have a majority in scotland any more, and that their push for a second independence referendum will be significantly harder to make. john keeping us honest there, no question. but the front pages are telling their own story, even from the exit poll. the daily mail: labour set for historic landslide. and we have the scient: britain sees red. exit poll gives labour majority. —— the sun. so, the sun actually sort of coming out on endorsing keir starmer yesterday. the daily telegraph also suggesting a labour landslide. so the front pages clearly reflecting the views of that exit poll. we will show you then when we

labour taking votes from the snp. on the labourfront, i think— the snp.en huge. and it is kind of back to the future, back to the . of back to the future, back to the past. this is what it used to be like when labour reigned supreme in the '80s. then they had that massive surge forward, so where did it go wrong for the snp? because when the exit poll came out, i know a lot of people around here and indeed clive myrie was saying it, it's not going to be quite as bad as the exit poll says for the snp but it was. when that exit poll dropped at ten o'clock— when that exit poll dropped at ten o'clock last night, i had spent a fair amount o'clock last night, i had spent a fairamount of time o'clock last night, i had spent a fair amount of time on the snp campaign— fair amount of time on the snp campaign trail... a fair amount of time on the snp campaign trail. . ._ fair amount of time on the snp campaign trail... i campaign trail... a shock to them? i was texting — campaign trail... a shock to them? i was texting people _ campaign trail... a shock to them? i wa

same with the snp.e become very much styled as sort of sort of progressive left wing party. but they too have two traditions inside. there's a sort of rural farming countryside snp vote that absolutely didn't see itself as being left wing. so when i think when the history books are written about 2024, one of the interesting strands in this campaign has been that all the smaller parties — apart from nigel farage — have styled themselves as this sort of left wing pressure valve... mm. ..on the labour party. right, here's a technical question for... oh, sorry. go. um, but the thing that all of those more left wing parties have in common with nigel farage is they have all, in various ways, used the assumption that labour will win this election as a hook for their arguments. and one of the fascinating things, again, about thursday, will be whether they were right to do so. but equally, if it turns out that labour don't win as big as some of those party leaders from the snp and plaid and so on have claimed, t

the snp.- katie hunter with the snp. so he is urging his base to come out and vote for the snp. that's in stark contrast to the result in 2019, when the snp did win 48 seats in scotland are better labour who just won one seat. the snp are expecting a much —— compared to labour whojust won snp are expecting a much —— compared to labour who just won the one seat. they are facing a much tougher test this time round. you they are facing a much tougher test this time round.— this time round. you wait all morning _ this time round. you wait all morning for— this time round. you wait all morning for a _ this time round. you wait all morning for a bus _ this time round. you wait all morning for a bus and i this time round. you wait all morning for a bus and then i this time round. you wait all i morning for a bus and then you get three at once!— morning for a bus and then you get three at once! reform uk is targeting voters in the newspapers and online as part of its £1 million advertising campaign. leader, nigel farage says the

and i interviewed stephen flynn, the leader of the snp at westminster.s if you've just been hit by a bus." that's what he looked like to me. he just couldn't believe it. you sound shellshocked and you look shellshocked. was there any suggestion with you and the other snp candidates out there on the ground that this would come? i'm probably looking a little bit shellshocked, i've been awake for 211 hours, so forgive me for that. but yeah, no, nobody was... nobody was expecting this scale of defeat. but it's amazing that very quickly the next day, how much the kind of detail of the night before fades. i mean, it matters hugely, but it fades, because things shift so fast. so the moment that rishi sunak went and spoke to the king and says that he's resigning as prime minister, and before you know it, you've got the labour supporters lining downing street and keir starmer driving up, you know, and then the steps of downing street moment for keir starmer. and within hours, you've got a whole new cabinet appointed. i mean, these things move so fast. the pamphle

. | think the snp _ want to get in? it will be the lib dems. i think the snp are i want to get in?snp are already considerate this morning. but we will see. in considerate this morning. but we will see. , ., ., ., ., will see. in terms of scotland and the way labour — will see. in terms of scotland and the way labour has _ will see. in terms of scotland and the way labour has been - will see. in terms of scotland and l the way labour has been propelled into number ten, that's a huge part of it. ~ into number ten, that's a huge part ofit. ,,. into number ten, that's a huge part ofit.~ ,,. ., , ., of it. we saw the new secretary of state for scotland _ of it. we saw the new secretary of state for scotland popping - of it. we saw the new secretary of state for scotland popping in i of it. we saw the new secretary of i state for scotland popping in there, if you have spoken to six weeks ago, he would have been the only labour mp from scotland. now there are more than a0. things have changed fundamentally in scottish politics once again, and it is really remarkable. just less than a0, a

the snp has dominated politics in scotland for years., john swinney, it's battling to hold onto seats here in the central belt, where labour are hopeful of making gains. the conservatives, they're defending seats along the border and in the north—east. their scottish leader announced his resignation during the campaign. and the lib dems are focusing on mostly rural areas. as i've crisscrossed the country, voters have been telling me they are concerned about the cost of living, the state of public services and the pace of the shift from oil and gas to renewable energy. there's been a row about rishi sunak�*s decision to call this election during the scottish school holidays — with some voters disenfranchised because they haven't received their postal ballots in time. and in the background, as always, there's been the issue of the constitution, with brexit and independence both arousing strong emotions. the conservatives had their best result in decades in wales in the last election. this time, it's a fight for survival, trying to avoid th

people know they can rely on the snp to do exactly that. my rely on the snp to do exactly that.ome this morning, but sir ed davey�*s did from activists in hertfordshire this afternoon. tomorrow we have the chance to win the change in our country desperately needs. the change in our country deseratel needs. ., , desperately needs. yellow bus and, ink car desperately needs. yellow bus and, pink car out. _ desperately needs. yellow bus and, pink car out. zany — desperately needs. yellow bus and, pink car out, zany capers _ desperately needs. yellow bus and, pink car out, zany capers over- desperately needs. yellow bus and, pink car out, zany capers over and l pink car out, zany capers over and out for the lib dems. nigel farage from reform uk has been at a boxing club and was asked how he thought his party would do. it is club and was asked how he thought his party would do.— his party would do. it is very tough to call what _ his party would do. it is very tough to call what is _ his party would do. it is very tough to call what is going _ his party would do. it is very tough to c

, i think there is cross—party - support, the lib dems, snp, the greens— support, the lib dems, snp, l greens and quite a few tories i think— greens and quite a few tories i think are — greens and quite a few tories i think are in _ greens and quite a few tories i think are in favour _ greens and quite a few tories i think are in favour of _ greens and quite a few tories i think are in favour of lifting - greens and quite a few tories i j think are in favour of lifting the cap _ think are in favour of lifting the cap so — think are in favour of lifting the cap so it— think are in favour of lifting the cap. so it is— think are in favour of lifting the cap. so it is a— think are in favour of lifting the cap. so it is a labour— think are in favour of lifting the cap. so it is a labour internal. cap. so it is a labour internal wrangle _ cap. so it is a labour internal wrangle that _ cap. so it is a labour internal wrangle that could _ cap. so it is a labour internal wrangle that could be - cap. so it is a labour internal. wrangle that could be resolved cap. so it is a labour internal- wr

snp.bout that? . , . ballots. how concerned are you about that? . ., ,, , . ., that? i am massively concerned about that. like that? i am massively concerned about that- like most _ that? i am massively concerned about that. like most every _ that? i am massively concerned about that. like most every candidate i that. like most every candidate across scotland i have had numerous e—mails from people who have not received their postal ballots. that is simply not good enough. we warned the prime minister of this when it became apparent he was going to choose the election date because, of course, for a huge majority of the people of scotland, it is now the school holidays, people are away on holiday, if their postal vote didn�*t land in time, they are now disenfranchised from the selection, they are not able to vote for who they are not able to vote for who they want to represent them at westminster, whether that is the snp or otherwise. that is simply not good enough. some individuals are bla

the snp launch their so-called battlebus _ do today? is also first minister in this election campaign which has been ongoing, it has been business as usual in the scottish parliament with various new legislation being passed. john swinney has started today during another live radio phone in, taking questions from members of the public. he did a similar thing yesterday. today he was asked about single sex spaces for women, carer�*s allowance, benefit payments, all sorts of issues, and he is spending today across the highlands with the message you said that the election in scotland, according to what the polls are suggesting, will be a very close race between the snp and labour, a very different picture to what we are seeing in england where the polls suggest labour are very much ahead of the conservatives. john swinney will be hammering home some familiar messages today that we have been hearing from the snp throughout the campaign, has been talking about abc, as he puts it, austerity, brexit and the cost of living crisis, blaming westmi

the snp. mean, there's a story to tell in scotland as well here, isn't there this evening because the snp, reduced to just ten seats, seems astonishing. so they've lost. >> the snp have lost 38 seats from from last time. >> i think let's just put the majority into context. so the labour majority of 2001 was 167. it's looking around there. it doesn't quite match tony blair's majority in 1997 of 179. some of the predictions, matt. yeah, i mean seem to be a bit off. i mean, there was talk that the majority would be starting with a two. >> it's a very big majority. it's not what we became used to calling a supermajority lowest number of conservative seats since 1906, 131 seats for the conservatives in 1906, a better than expected night for nigel farage and reform. if those numbers hold 13, that was actually above where most of the msps had them at the upper range of the mrp. expectations, snp dismal night again suggests labour are dominant in scotland. that's a big problem for the conservatives go

. >> we are back with jim of snp global commodity insights. is the vice president there and head of research for oil markets, energy and mobility. jim, welcome back to the program. >> thank you pick >> tell us about snp global commodity insights and what kind of research you do. >> it's part of snp global, the commodity insights is what we do we give price assessments for energy, david print is the most well-known key will benchmark but we do a lot of research into what is going to do and what we think is going to happen in the energy markets week out to many years out. specifically my focus is on the oil market. >> let's talk about gas because the fourth of july weekend is upon us and a lot of people are going to be on the roads. the aaa shows that the national average for gas is 350 gallon so that is about the same as last year but about a dollar lower than it was in 2022. can you talk about the factors that drive the gas price and how -- why it goes up and down? >> the price of gasoline in the united states, the biggest reflection of it is

sir keir met scotland's first minister and snp leader, john swinney, in edinburgh.inister was easy. this was not part of the plan for keir starmer�*s third day in office. there was no handshake outside the first minister's official residence — but a chat inside, with chants about gaza drifting in from the street. afterwards, both sounded positive, with sir keir focusing on scotland's only oil refinery, where hundreds ofjobs are under threat. we discussed the economy, we discussed energy, and as we'd expect, we discussed grangemouth, which is a cause for concern, and our governments will work together on that issue straightaway, and we agreed steps to make sure that we can make sure that delivery for scotland is the number one priority. what i'm interested in as first minister of scotland is making a difference for the people of scotland, of delivering on my objectives of eradicating child poverty, of delivering economic growth, of improving our public services, and delivering net zero. and on many of those questions, there is common ground to be achieved by working

he selected a similar motion from the snp instead.ib? >> and nigel farage has accused president joe biden's wife and son of elder abuse. he says biden should never have been in the white house in the first place, and it would be absolutely potty if americans were to for vote harris on the bafis were to for vote harris on the basis of her being a woman and islamist preacher, anjem chowdhury has been found guilty of directing a terrorist organisation and encouraging support for it through online meetings . meetings. and guess what? guess what guys ? and guess what? guess what guys? who's the top earner at the bbc this year , i can guess. this year, i can guess. >> go on, it's gary lineker. it is gary lineker. >> it is of course gary lineker. match of the day gary lineker at £1.35 million a year. quite good. a little bit up on last yeah >> oh just a, just a tiny £50,000. >> a little tiny chicken feed. >> a little tiny chicken feed. >> a little tiny, extra. yes. quite a lot of money, quite a lot of money. and it looks like the bbc are goin

the snp, which you can vote _ renewable energy. the snp, which you can vote for _ renewable energy.at they call on essentials guarantee, meaning they want to— essentials guarantee, meaning they want to make sure everyone can afford — want to make sure everyone can afford basic necessities like food and energy. reform uk, like the conservatives, talk a lot about tax. they _ conservatives, talk a lot about tax. they say _ conservatives, talk a lot about tax. they say they want to increase the amount _ they say they want to increase the amount you can earn before you start paying _ amount you can earn before you start paying tax _ amount you can earn before you start paying tax to — amount you can earn before you start paying tax to £20,000. and in wales, third might _ paying tax to £20,000. and in wales, third might want the power to controi— third might want the power to control tax and make it a legal requirement for benefits to cover basic— requirement for benefits to cover basic living requirements. jonelle, tell us what people have been saying on our socials and remind us how peo

you know, i think the snp, i think, you know , i've got snp, i think, you know, i've got enough problems without, trying to gain points on, on england's, you know, loss in a final . in a final. >> yeah. i mean, we all pay his wages. it's not like it's only the people of scotland that pay this guy's wages. it's the thing, you know, it's all of us. it's everyone in england. it's everyone in wales and in northern ireland as well. and yet he just sees fit to kind of stick the knife in really. now part of me just thinks, you know, is it really appropriate to kind of openly hate england as much as a lot of the scottish nationalists do the other way round, it'd probably be seen as a bit racist, >> well, i said at the beginning, no, i don't think it's right for a politician to, you know, to bring sport into, into the arena, you know, especially in the mickey taking sense, you know, i think it's in real bad taste. and i think you know, i say the snp, i think i've got enough problems without, you know, riling up all the english fans and, you know, and, the english public. >> well, they do, and i m

over the last three months the snp 500 is up 7% but that equal —weighted index is actually down 3%, soting to price in that slowdown, which i have just described. it is interesting, _ have just described. it is interesting, really - interesting, really interesting. thank you. good to get your take on what is happening stateside. let's get some of the day's other news now. consumer electronics giant dyson will be making cuts to its uk workforce. approximately one—third or 1,000 employees will be laid off across all departments. more than half of dyson's sales come from asia, and in 2019, the company's head office was moved to singapore. the news of these lay—offs have prompted greater uncertainty about its operations in the uk. the european space agency has successfully launched a new generation rocket, ending a year—long hiatus without a viable vehicle. the ariane 6 was a $4.6 billion combined effort overseen by the esa and built by an airbus—safran joint venture. its debut shows that europe is now back in the space race, a market dominated by elon musk�*s spacex. the head of thames wa

sir keir met scotland's first minister and snp leader john swinneyjust days after scotland's politicalng prime minister was easy. this was not part of the plan for keir starmer�*s third day in office. there was no handshake outside the first minister's official residence, but a chat inside, with chants about gaza drifting in from the street. afterwards, both sounded positive with sir keir focusing on scotland's only oil refinery, where hundreds ofjobs are under threat. we discussed the economy, we discussed energy and, as you'd expect, we discussed grangemouth, which is a cause for concern, and our governments will work together on that issue straight away, and we agreed steps to make sure that we can make sure that delivery for scotland is the number one priority. what i'm interested in as first minister of scotland is making a difference for the people of scotland, of delivering on my objectives of eradicating child poverty, of delivering economic growth, of improving our public services, and delivering net zero. and on many of those questions, there is common ground to be achieved b

in westminster elections, scotland has now swung dramatically from labour to the snp and back again int's also a warning to labour that voters here can change their minds pretty quickly. sir keir swept out the back of bute house this evening, heading for northern ireland, then wales, before meeting english mayors. he'll hope the rest of the trip goes a bit more smoothly. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. the newly appointed uk foreign secretary, david lammy, has been speaking about his desire to reset the uk's relationship with the eu whilst on a visit to meet his polish counterpart. mr lammy stressed that the two countries share the same strategic vision on ukraine and nato — with british troops and air defence systems helping to defend poland. it's part of a wider trip this weekend — which saw the foreign secretary in germany and sweden. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has been travelling with him. hey! so good to see you. the charm offensive begins. good to see you. hello to the press. hello! deep in the polish countryside, a warm welcome for the new foreign secretary — a man

. >> i think what they said was it was definitely the fault of the snp.ell, some stuff is, some stuff isn't. but what they said was people have taken their votes just to get changed, to make sure they got the conservative government out. >> yeah, i mean there is an element now we'll see. we'll revisit this conversation in 100 days. time to see if they did manage to achieve some good laboun manage to achieve some good labour. i know there are a lot of people who feel like you do count, there are people like myself who may be slightly more optimistic, who think that possibly they might actually do some good, but we're not going to find out until we're here at the starting line, and we'll see how it goes, but there's definitely certainly not the sense of in 97, when blair got in and i think there was genuine some kind of hope in the air, it doesn't feel like that. and also what i quite liked was that he acknowledged that starmer, he sort of said, look, this i think a lot of people are a bit despondent with the situation because there was a euphoria. that was

, the libs, the greens, the snp, the libs, the greens, the snp, the cons that they also tried to reversein uk history. he knows it, we know it and they now know it. hence the groans. well, yes, perhaps there was some of that to that too. but we're going to bring you sir keir starmer because he's been speaking to the media before this big summit in the united states. he's making his debut on the world stage. >> my message is very, very clear that this nato summit is an opportunity for allies to stand together to strengthen their resolve, particularly in light of that appalling attack against russian aggression. i am pleased to have the early opportunity to affirm and reaffirm labour's strong support, unshakeable support for nato. we're a founding member. it's now the 75th anniversary, but this is an opportunity to send that message in relation to russian aggression. wherever but that attack last week was appalling. and so the message is even more important now than it was before. and general sir patrick sanders says that this is the most dangerous moment for the planet since 1945. >> and

an snp motion to abolish the welfare limit. >> the snp says that labour has failed its first major testgovernment by choosing not to deliver meaningful change from years of what they've determined to be tory misrule. >> right. well, let's cross live to gb news political correspondent katherine forster who's in downing street very tough action from the new prime minister here. >> yes. good afternoon, tom and emily. it really was a first. streak of ruthlessness on display from the new prime minister. and, yes , there's minister. and, yes, there's seven labour mps who are now suspended. they've lost the whip for a minimum of six months, after which time it will be reviewed. but i think, you know , reviewed. but i think, you know, obviously sir keir starmer has got a massive majority. are working majority of 181. and i think what this is about is trying to send a message to backbench mps who might think that because there's a huge majority , they can sort of vote majority, they can sort of vote how they like, regardless, because they know that obviously the government won't be defeated on t

a big contrast between a conservative government with fairly low representation in scotland and an snp labour government with significant representation and an snp government with significant representation. so the contrast is less stark. doesn't mean the independence question will go away. it doesn't mean independence support has gone down, by the way, if you look at the pollings, it's not suffered in the same way that the snp have. but ijust wonder if keir starmer might actually have a bit more success in finding that cooperative working with the devolved governments. and of course, the new government has got a lot of work to do on policy and getting the detail framed in terms of what they're going to do. but already, of course, they're hitting the interview studios this morning and being asked about specific issues. so today we heard jonathan reynolds talking about tata and potential job losses. and he said there is potentially more money there. what does that mean? what could that mean? conditional money for tata steel if it can find private investment and it guarantees some jobs,