an agonising wait. nickjoins us from larissa now. nick, a terrible situation and one that has clearly caused a lot of anger for the that has clearly caused a lot of angerfor the people that has clearly caused a lot of anger for the people there? yeah, i think if yesterday anger for the people there? yeah, i think if yesterday was anger for the people there? yeah, i think if yesterday was a anger for the people there? yeah, i think if yesterday was a day - anger for the people there? yeah, i think if yesterday was a day of - think if yesterday was a day of shock growing anger. that is because so many people here in greece are looking at the scene behind us and asking themselves and people are now looking at the scene behind us and thinking if it could have been avoided. the code behind us is the third carriage on its side. you may be able to make out some of the emergency workers, members of the army and also a crane and heavy machinery shifting some of the debris on that side. bu
handle her brief, and then angus robertson, the constitution secretary, also a very experienced figure who has had a leadership role at westminster and a ministerialjob in scotland, but the key thing really that stands out is that there is not an obvious frontrunner. in the past, when nicola sturgeon took over, that was almost in an ointment, everyone knew she would become the leader after alex salmond, that s not the case now, so in a sense there is a moment of dangerfor the snp, who in a sense there is a moment of danger for the snp, who will the in a sense there is a moment of dangerfor the snp, who will the new person b, and what difference will that make to how the snp is governed and how scotland is governed as well? , ., let s get more on this from political commentator and herald columnist brian taylor. first of all, what did you make of nicola sturgeon s statement yesterday? it was strikingly personal. yesterday? it was strikingly personal-
drivers. i think the broader point is the real dangerfor the is the real danger for the government is the real dangerfor the government is coming in that even though most people don t let their lives being disrupted by strikes, the danger for the government is that many people won t buy into the narrative of the unions. it s not just about pay but a sense that britain s vital public services are understaffed, under resourced and overstretched. that feeds into the general picture that you can pick up in pubs are talking to your friends. the sense that nothing is working properly in this country. that is the real dangerfor the properly in this country. that is the real danger for the government. that the industrial unrest feeds into wider unrest and gloom about britain s economic prospects. yesterday, for example, you had the forecast from the imf. i think the danger is everything coming together. danger is everything coming to . ether. danger is everything coming touether. ~ , .,
government? theme and weakness in this rovernment? . , . ., ., government? that is the charge of rishi sunak government? that is the charge of rishi sunak political government? that is the charge of rishi sunak political opponents - government? that is the charge of| rishi sunak political opponents and the dangerfor him. having rishi sunak political opponents and the danger for him. having set such high standards and made a big thing of having made a big thing of having the standards. if there are any transgressions where ministers fall short of the ascenders that he is going to be held accountable as much as they are. you mentioned the ongoing inquiry into the dynamic rob they are eight former complaints we know of being investigated by an independent lawyer appointed by the prime minister and when that comes out it would be a big moment. he won t want to lose another senior figure in government in this fashion. having fallen short of the standards he himself has set. but the pre
argument about it. and i think the dangerfor the argument about it. and i think the danger for the government, argument about it. and i think the dangerfor the government, at argument about it. and i think the danger for the government, at a very sensitive time, is that it simply inflames industrial relations. many thanks again- inflames industrial relations. many thanks again. vicki inflames industrial relations. many thanks again. vicki young, - inflames industrial relations. many thanks again. vicki young, with the latest at westminster. if you want more news and analysis on the strike action, including what action is taking place tomorrow and where, you can find all the details on the bbc news website and by using the bbc news app. more than 650,000 deaths were registered in the uk in 2022. that s 9% more than in the years before the pandemic struck. it s prompted a new debate about excess deaths that s the number of deaths from all causes over and above what might be expecte