Is the final phase of thatjourney. alexandra mckenzie, bbc news. 0ur scotland correspondent james shawjoins me now. in the building behind you, what has been their reaction, has the mood settled a bit because this seems to genuinely come out of the blue fur many scottish mps? it is genuinely come out of the blue fur many scottish mps? genuinely come out of the blue fur many scottish mps? it is a strange moment, holyrood many scottish mps? it is a strange moment, holyrood is many scottish mps? it is a strange moment, holyrood is in many scottish mps? it is a strange moment, holyrood is in recess i many scottish mps? it is a strange moment, holyrood is in recess atl many scottish mps? it is a strange i moment, holyrood is in recess at the moment, holyrood is in recess at the moment but he could be absolutely sure that there is a huge amount of activity going on behind the scenes. the national executive committee of the snp meets this evening to figure out a timetable as to how to
Something that helps financially and when you think about the green agenda, that is something that you could argue blurs that message. i do could argue blurs that message. i do think you re could argue blurs that message. i do think you re a could argue blurs that message. i if think you re a bit behind on where scottish politics has come to. i know people think that all politics are about uk general elections. but this is about the future of scotland, and that is not going to be oil and gas. d0 scotland, and that is not going to be oil and gas- scotland, and that is not going to be oil and gas. do you think the snp acce ts be oil and gas. do you think the snp accepts that? be oil and gas. do you think the snp accepts that? even be oil and gas. do you think the snp accepts that? even a be oil and gas. do you think the snp accepts that? even a few be oil and gas. do you think the snp accepts that? even a few years i be oil and gas. do you think the snp accepts that? even a
And longest serving first minister nicola sturgeon is now preparing to step aside. giving absolutely everything of yourself to this job is the only way to do it. the country deserves nothing less. but in truth, that can only be done by anyone for so long. for me, it is now in danger of becoming too long. # bye bye, nicola.# across scotland and the political parties, people were quick to react to the surprise resignation. nicola and i didn t agree on everything, but in the short time that we did work together, i i was pleased that we were able to announce two freeports - in scotland, that s joint working between the uk governmentl and the scottish government. those freeports are going to attract investment and create jobs - in scotland, which is great, i and i look forward to working with whoever the new first minister is to continue working constructively to deliver i for the people of scotland.
But the winds will really be strengthening and by the end of the night we ll have severe gales across the west and the north of scotland, and it s going to be a mild night. so that s how we start tomorrow, with this deep area of low pressure pushing away. you can see from the isobars it s still going to be windy in the north, less so in the south. this weather front sinking south, producing some patchy rain. so we re going to have gusts, 60 80 miles an hour, so gales, severe gales across the north and the west of scotland. and down the east coast, down towards the east of the pennines and north east england, gusts, 50 70 miles an hour. there s the potential for disruption of course from this, and also the potential for some damage. you re likely to find some delays and also potentially power cuts, so bridges may well have restrictions on them, ferry crossings cancelled, that kind of thing. as we go through the day, our weather front sinks south, taking its cloud across the rest of engl
The scottish national party s national executive committee will meet this evening to draw up a timetable for a leadership race. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in holyrood this morning. lorna, finding a successor isn t going to be easy. many questions about what lies ahead. , ., ., ahead. yes, good morning, charlie. parliament ahead. yes, good morning, charlie. parliament is ahead. yes, good morning, charlie. parliament is in ahead. yes, good morning, charlie. parliament is in recess ahead. yes, good morning, charlie. parliament is in recess this - ahead. yes, good morning, charlie. parliament is in recess this week i parliament is in recess this week here in edinburgh, so there will be no first minister s questions as is usual on a thursday. but whoever takes over from nicola usual on a thursday. but whoever takes overfrom nicola sturgeon usual on a thursday. but whoever takes over from nicola sturgeon to answer questions from leaders of opposition parties and from o