In 43 years. As. In 43 years. As. As always, we to love hear from you. This show is nothing without you. We especially want to hear about what you make of labours plans for compulsory toothbrushing in schools. Is that a good idea or is it a step too far for teachers who have too far for teachers who have too much on their plates already . Big question. Yeah big question. Yeah gbviews gbnews. Com. But first, get a news bulletin first, lets get a news bulletin with. Tamsin with. Tamsin elly thank you and good morning from the gb newsroom. Its 931 so sir keir starmer is celebrating what hes describing as a sign mic win for labour in the rutherglen and Hamilton West by election i declare that Michael Shanks is elected to serve in the United Kingdom parliament as a member for rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency. Hamilton west constituency. Michael shanks won the seat with 58 of the vote, more than double that of the snps. Katie loudon. The by election was called after a recall petitio
Worlna refof hingtoo. But with a bit of fun too. If it matters to you, well have it covered on tv, radio and online. The live desk on gb join the live desk on gb news. Channel. News. The peoples channel. Britains channel news. The peoples channel. Britvery channel news. The peoples channel. Britvery good channel news. The peoples channel. Britvery good afternoon. It very good afternoon. It is 12 00 with the 12 00 and yes, you are with the live desk here on gb news. Coming this friday lunchtime. Coming up this friday lunchtime. We the off. Sir coming up this friday lunchtime. \starmers1e off. Sir coming up this friday lunchtime. \starmers assessment sir coming up this friday lunchtime. \starmers assessment of Keir Starmers assessment of labours seismic win the labours seismic win at the rutherglen and Hamilton West by election. A turnout by election. But with a turnout of 37, does it really of just 37, what does it really tell general election of just 37, what does it really tell well g
From a crucial scottish by election. What will it tell us about the prospects for labour and the snp . Stand by your Election Night coverage starts here. Party strategists at labour and the snp will be burning the midnight oil, working what todays crunch vote in scotland tells them about the next General Election. Nicks there and has read the runes. Both horses in this two horse race agree on the winner labour. Now a new race is under way Expectation Management. Snp and labour mps are with us to discuss whether labour is indeed about to carry this off. Also tonight, 51 people are killed in a strike that hit a cafe in kharkiv, while president zelensky meets european leaders gathered in spain. Are ukraines western allies still committed to the fight . We must not allow putin to destabilise any other part of the world and our partners in order to ruin europes power. We speak to the exiled Opposition Leader of belarus. And americas greens agonise about Mining Lithium for car batteries. Is
The Coalition Government in scotland collapses. What comes next for the Scottish National party . And for the union . The political game is on will humza yousaf survive a vote of confidence, but only because alex salmond is pulling the strings . Well be joined by liz lloyd, who was alex salmond and nicolas sturgeon s Chief Of Staff. The snp msp michelle thomas. And ian murray, the shadow Secretary Of State for scotland. Also tonight more arrests on american campuses, as pro palestinian protests continue. How is this going to impact the president ial election . Well be joined by two former American Ambassadors one under trump and the other with obama. And are the Proms Turning Populist . Turns out twas ever thus. Good evening. Theres something about Scottish Politics which has a propensity for high drama. Today, the First Minister crashed the coalition with the greens a deal called the Bute House Agreement before the greens could hold a ballot of their membership over whether to ditch t
time with the collapse of the banks, including the two scottish banks, he had to deal with the international ramifications of the crisis by talking to finance ministers across the world and i think router that, he gain the respect of people internationally and nationally in the way that he handled the difficulties but something that we came through partly as a result of the tremendous work that he has actually done. the tremendous work that he has actually done- the tremendous work that he has actually done. the tremendous work that he has actuall done. ~ . ,, ., actually done. when he went back to the backbenches actually done. when he went back to the backbenches in actually done. when he went back to the backbenches in 2010, actually done. when he went back to the backbenches in 2010, that - actually done. when he went back to the backbenches in 2010, that may l the backbenches in 2010, that may have been the backbenches in 2010, that may have been an assumption th