This is another morale boost for labour, more woe for the conservatives. Chris mason has our top story. Natalie elphicke, shoulder to shoulder with the Prime Minister when rishi sunak invited reporters to dover last summer to talk about stopping the boats. Less than a year later, she has stopped being a Conservative Mp. Look at the leader shes appearing with now. I must admit, when i got up this morning i didnt expect to hear this today. Natalie elphicke, the labour member of parliament for dover and deal. I think she speaks for very many tory voters in saying that the tory party has changed, it has left the centre ground. But equally the labour party has changed and we are very clearly the party of the national interest. Really good day. It has been a great day. Cue the mildly awkward first date with the cameras in tow vibes ahead of her criticism of their Prime Minister. He is not stopping the boats and he is letting the country down. Meanwhile, under labour, they are clear that it i
Parliament. I think the right thing to do, tom, is to look at the stats as they were and how, you know, weve got mayors in north yorkshire, the Prime Ministers a labour mayor in north yorkshire. Yorkshire. We are going to the house of commons. Its pmqs, amy dowden and Scottish First minister. I look forward to working constructively with him to deliver for the people of scotland. Mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this house. I addition to my duties in this house. I shall have further such meetings later today. Kirsten osman, thank you, mr speaken last weeks Prime Ministers questions i highlighted the shocking rise in the number of teenagers trying vaping and asked the Prime Minister if he would take Decisive Action to stop vape advertising on football strips. He declined to do that since then, i have had an exchange with the scottish chief medical officer, professor sir gregor smith, during a session of the tobac
Shoulder with the Prime Minister when rishi sunak invited reporters to dover last summer to talk about stopping the boats. Less than a year later, she has stopped being a Conservative Mp. Look at the leader shes appearing with now. I must when admit, i got up this morning i didnt expect to hear this today. Natalie elphicke, the labour member of parliament for dover and deal. I think she speaks for many tory voters think she speaks for many tory voters in think she speaks for many tory voters in saying the tory party has changed. Voters in saying the tory party has changed. It voters in saying the tory party has changed, it has left the centre ground~ changed, it has left the centre ground. But equally the labour party has changed and we are very clearly the party has changed and we are very clearly the party of has changed and we are very clearly the party of the national interest, of the the party of the national interest, of the country first, party second. Realty of the country firs
Scottish first minister announced his resignation. Humza announced his resignation. Humza yousafs admitted that he underestimated the level of upset that he would cause by cutting political ties with the greens. He will now continue in his post until a replacement can be found. An emotional mr yousaf says hes quitting to help repair relationships across the political divide. No ella whelan certainly bear no grudge against anyone. Politics can be a brutal business. It takes its toll on your physical and Mental Health. Your family suffer alongside you. I am in absolute debt to my wonderful wife , my beautiful wonderful wife, my beautiful children and my wider family for putting up with me over the years. Im afraid you will be seeing a lot more of me, from now on. Now on. Now on. The race to replace humza yousaf starts now. Former deputy yousaf starts now. Former deputy first minister john swinney says hes considering it carefully. Ive got lots of things to think about and theres the whol
Hope you had a cracking weekend. What a weekend its been because its a long time in politics. 48 hours humza yousaf on friday at close of play said i vow to fight on now hes had it. Hes history. Hes history. Hes history. Hes stepping down. Finally face the music. What next for scotland . Will they ditch at last . The trans politics, the hate crime stuff and the net zero zealotry . Or is that too much to hear for get in touch all the usual ways, and theres a new way to do that. Send your views and post your comments by visiting gbnews. Com yoursay. Ive just logged in. Youll see my ugly mush. Leave some replies, keep them clean. Ill leave and ill them clean. Ill leave and ill read out a few before the end of the show. Loads of gets stuck into. But first its time for your latest News Headlines. Very good afternoon to you. Its just after 3 00 and we start with the latest developments in our top story this afternoon, that a contest for a new snp leader will now take place, after the Scottis