the scottish national party leader, john swinney, will formally launch the party s general election campaign in the next hour or so. let me take you live to the scene in glasgow, where the speeches have begun. he will urge people to vote snp to put scotland s interests first and will say independence offers the country a better future . let s speak to liz lloyd, former chief of staff to former snp leader and first minister nicola sturgeon. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. i mention independence will be part of his message. how do you think that independence message will be from the snp in the general election campaign? t will be from the snp in the general election campaign? election campaign? i don t think independence election campaign? i don t think independence will election campaign? i don t think independence will be election campaign? i don t think independence will be the - election campaign? i don t think l independence will be the forefront of this camp
well. you can listen to the rest of whatjohn swinney has to say on the bbc news website and mobile app. let s get some reaction now to what john swinney has been saying in glasgow. liz lloyd is the former chief of staff to the former snp leader and first minister nicola sturgeon. liz, thank you very much forjoining us again. we spoke beforejohn swinney forjoining us again. we spoke before john swinney started forjoining us again. we spoke beforejohn swinney started speaking before john swinney started speaking and it is good to have you with us again. john swinney saying clarity to get rid of the conservatives, but also urging people and telling neighbour not to assume that scotland is a done dealfor them either. what you make of whatjohn swinney had to say? that is what you will hear from the snp in the next four or five weeks, that the snp looks at the seats in scotland where the tories are in
policies coming from the snp, the snp try to promote its record in government, but also push the issues at westminster, focus on tackling austerity and getting the maximum benefit from scottish resources, focus on cutting people s bills. but you will also see the snp very much focused on the damage the tories have done and what they think of the labour party s offer, that the offer is not good enough for people in scotland and people deserve better in scotland. those are the two tracks you will hear from the snp through the rest of the campaign. liz lloyd, the former chief of staff to the former snp leader nicola sturgeon. we can speak to jack fenwick in our london newsroom. wejust heard john swinney urging people to vote snp and telling people scotland is not
party and he is not. one of the issues that the snp has to deal with them campaigners finding cut throat in the uk wide media so that they don t get drowned out by this idea that it can only be rishi sunak or keir starmer, that the snp has no influence. actually the snp wants voters to understand that they can have a lot of influence, and that they could hold westminster governments to account, and without them there, scotland s voice won t be heard, and that s what i m expected to hear from john swinney this afternoon. liz expected to hear from john swinney this afternoon. this afternoon. liz lloyd, former deu to this afternoon. liz lloyd, former deputy to nicola this afternoon. liz lloyd, former deputy to nicola sturgeon, - this afternoon. liz lloyd, former| deputy to nicola sturgeon, thank this afternoon. liz lloyd, former- deputy to nicola sturgeon, thank you very much indeed. we are expecting thatjohn swinney speech in the next hour or so. this is the scene live at that rally i
campaign in glasgow we ll bring it to you live. two key far right figures in israel s government threaten to leave their posts if benjamin netanyahu agrees to the us backed peace proposal on gaza south africa s ruling anc says it will talk to all parties about forming a coalition government after losing its majority for the first time in 30 years. hello. the scottish national party leader, john swinney, will formally launch the party s general election campaign shortly. this is the scene the rally in glasgow, he will urge people to vote snp to put scotland s interests first and will say independence offers the country a better future . let s speak to liz lloyd former chief of staff to former snp leader and first minister nicola