Process closed at midday. The party was like secretary then confirmed Thatjohn Swinney is the party leader. Mr swinney has also posted on social media, saying he feels deeply honoured to be elected leader of the party, adding that he will give his all to serve the party and scotland. Of course with mr swinney being unopposed in this context, it means the snp has avoided extending the uncertainty at the top of scottish politics. Had there been another contender in this contest, it would have meant a Leadership Battle going on for the next three weeks, untiljuly 27. There had been talk of a late bid over the weekend. Activist Graeme Mccormick has said that he had gathered enough support to enter the contest. But in a statement late last night, he announced he decided not to run after having a conversation with john swinney. They had agreed on a number of topics and issues, he said he was going to Supportjohn Swinney instead. It he was going to support john swinney instead. , ,. , instead
And we are watching the kings royal horse artillery, marking the First Anniversary of the kings coronation. And we will leave events there in green park in central london, marking the First Anniversary of the kings coronation. That, we are going to head straight to scotland now and the snp Leadership Race in the last three minutes, nominations to be the next leader of the Scottish National party have closed. Now, we do knowjohn swinney, on your screens that has put his name into the ring. He is the frontrunner, that the question is whether there are any last minute opponents and also you may remember the First Minister resigned as leader and First Minister of the snp in scotland just last week. Lets go to a reporter, ben philip. In the last couple of minutes, nominations, that deadline for nominations has closed. ~. ,. ,. , that deadline for nominations has closed. ,. ,. ,. , that deadline for nominations has closed. ,. ,. ,. , closed. What does that mean . That is riuht. In closed. Wh
Believed in them. Today proved exactly that. It believed in them. Today proved exactly that believed in them. Today proved exactly that. It has taken norris 110 races to exactly that. It has taken norris 110 races to finally exactly that. It has taken norris 110 races to finally finish exactly that. It has taken norris 110 races to finally finish first. L 110 races to finally finish first. But if miami was anything to go by, it is unlikely he will wait that long for his next one. Lydia campbell, bbc news. Its only the third time in 2a races that a man not called Verstappen Has won. So is norris form combined with an improved mclaren a threat to red bulls recent dominance . Time will tell. The upgrades that mclaren have brought, if you go all the way back to the beginning of last season, they were dead last, they had missed all the targets through windsor, so they had to wait until the got that first Upgrade Package to be even remotely and with a chance of scoring points. They keep upgr
Rishi sunak s plans have not yet come to fruition. Our Political Correspondent, hannah miller, has this report. Labour won mayors, councils, and police and crime commissioners. Rishi sunak left clinging on to just one mayor in the tees valley. Even his majority diminished. This morning, the former home secretary, and one of the Prime Ministers biggest critics, warned of a total wipe out for the conservatives. I despair at these terrible results. There is no spinning these results, there is no disguising the fact that these have been terrible Election Results for the conservatives, and they suggest that we are heading to a labour government. Her prescription for the pm. He needs to actually lower taxes in a way that people will feel, not tweaking round the edges. If he is serious about migration, he needs to put a cap on illegal migration, he needs to take us out of the European Convention on human rights. In defeat, the now former conservative mayor of the West Midlands, andy street, s