Announced his resignation. Last week i stood here announced his resignation. Last week i stood here to announced his resignation. Last week i stood here to announce announced his resignation. Last week i stood here to announce the announced his resignation. Last week i stood here to announce the ending l i stood here to announce the ending of the Cooperation Agreement between the snp and the greens. And the snp would seek to govern as a Minority Government. I made that decision as leader of the snp as i believed and then Bute House Agreement was the right one for the party i lead, and i still do believe that to be the case, but most importantly i believe it was the right decision for the country. My hope was to continue working with the greens in a less formal agreements as the snp moved into a new face of Minority Governments. Unfortunately, in ending the Bute House Agreement in the manner that i did i clearly underestimated the level of hurt and upset that caused my green colleagues.
Had scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon. For the scottish conservatives, Ruth Davidson. For the Scottish Labour party, Kezia Dugdale. Representing the scottish liberal democrats, Willie Rennie. This Ukip David Coburn and for the scottish greens, Patrick Harvie. Applause we also want all of you to join in at home. You can argue along with the debate using social media. The hashtag is Leaders Debate. We will come back shortly and take opening state m e nts come back shortly and take Opening Statements from all of our panel, but first jackie bird statements from all of our panel, but Firstjackie Bird is statements from all of our panel, but first jackie bird is with the watching press. Thank you. From the majesty of the Debating Hall to be more modest surroundings of the press room or the so called spin room. Its here that the journalists and bloggers and Party Politicians will be scrutinising the performances of their Party Leaders and crafting tamaras headlines. I feel a their Par
Overnight will be higher than the Daytime Average for this time of year. They will get higher still tomorrow. They are tempered somewhat by these gusty winds. Trans pennine route, across the east of the grampians, you will get buffeted during the rush hour. Chilly air following to the north, but further south, we could have 15 or 16 celsius tomorrow. We will start to see something potentially more stormy in the middle part of the week. More on that later. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines thousands of Prison Officers in london and the South East Of England are to get an instant pay increase of between £3000 and £5000. Ministers said they wanted to attract the best talent after concerns the Prison Service was understaffed. Iraqi forces say theyve taken several villages to the south of mosul, hours after launching a major offensive to retake the western half of the city from Islamic State militants. Save the children warn theres around 350,000 children trapped in the city. The Chi
Is in recess until early september. A National Referendum is scheduled for september 18 on whether scotland should end their 305yearold Political Union with england. British Prime Minister David Cameron is opposed to the nationaland Scottish Party leader is in favor of independence. This first ministers questions is one half hour. Thank you very much presiding officer. His plans forts the rest of the day. Presiding officer, yesterday, the governor of the bank of england said and i quote, uncertainty of arrangements could raise Financial Stability issues. The first minister is an option which has been called stupidity. A separate scottish currency, his own former advisor said it would be stupid for the first minister not to have a plan b. Aboutark carney talks confusion with currency, and the first minister tell us where the confusion could the coming from . First minister. The statement. I think it was a very effective statement to calm the Financial Markets and speculation. I think we
Louisianarity whip of speeding in his home district about the current state of congress. Later, a look back at woodstock and its Cultural Impact 45 years the british house of commons is in recess until early september. We are showing you proceedings. A National Referendum is scheduled for september 18 on whether scotland should end their 305yearold Political Union with england. British Prime Minister David Cameron is opposed to the measure, and Scottish National party leader is in favor of independence. This first ministers questions is one half hour. Thank you very much presiding officer. His plans forts the rest of the day. Presiding officer, yesterday, the governor of the bank of england said and i quote, uncertainty of arrangements could raise Financial Stability issues. The first minister is an option which has been called stupidity. A separate scottish currency, his own former advisor said it would be stupid for the first minister not to have a plan b. Aboutark carney talks confu