lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. joining me now with some insight on what the polls suggest is managing director of ipsos scotland, emily gray. hello emily. thank you forjoining us. first of all. nicola sturgeon, very popular in scotland. i wonder what the latest polls suggest her popular. it was like just before her resignation? popular. it was like ust before her resignation? resignation? that s right. she has lona been resignation? that s right. she has long been the resignation? that s right. she has long been the most resignation? that s right. she has long been the most popular- resignation? that s right. she has long been the most popular of. resignation? that s right. she has| long been the most popular of the scottish party leaders. she had seen the fall in the ratings in recent months. the two biggest issues there was a row over gender recognition reforms as divisions in the s&p regarding the right strategy forward for independence. 50. regarding the right strategy fo
public, many of the public, will be here and forfrom public, many of the public, will be here and for from those candidates for the first time. shill here and for from those candidates for the first time. for the first time. all right, we will leave for the first time. all right, we will leave it for the first time. all right, we will leave it there. for the first time. all right, we will leave it there. emily, - for the first time. all right, we | will leave it there. emily, thank you from joining us from scotland. i have bits of breaking news for you. we have more strikes announced by the rail maritime transport union. so, more train strikes, basically, in the offing. we are going to see that action begin on the 16th of march. we have more from our correspondent to explain what all that means. but noons that the rmt union has announced more strike action on the railways on the 16th of march. the labour leader sir keir starmer has been making a surprise visit to the ukrainian c
to independence? in her resignation speech yesterday, she about there being a majority view that scotland should become independent. was that factually correct? what are the public pull suggestion at the moment? . . public pull suggestion at the moment? .,. , public pull suggestion at the moment? public pull suggestion at the moment? , ., ., moment? the fact is that nicola sturueon moment? the fact is that nicola sturgeon is moment? the fact is that nicola sturgeon is leaving moment? the fact is that nicola sturgeon is leaving obvious - moment? the fact is that nicola i sturgeon is leaving obvious without sustaining majority of the scottish public being in favour of independence. recent posts show it now very narrowly in the lead but it is too close to call. in terms of public polling it is too close to call and if a second referendum would be held immediately it is far from clear who would win for some it could go either way. the from clear who would win for some it could go eith
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to succeed nicola sturgeon will be decided at a meeting of the snp s governing body this evening. and there are now also questions about whether an snp party conference next month to decide the strategy for a second independence referendum should go ahead. we were intending to plot our course going forward, - notjust for the snp but for the wider. independence movement. in my view, that conference should be paused. - we should allow a new leaderj the opportunity and the space to set out their vision, - their priorities domestically in relation to the nhs, the economy, the cost of living crisis, but also give them the space - to chart their course when it comes to that pathway to independence. whoever takes over from nicola sturgeon will have an in tray full of challenges health, education, the gender recognition reform bill and that constitutional issue that divides voters, whether or not scotland should be an independent country.